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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who places a grievous fear in Medea's heart regarding her part in helping Jason succeed?
(a) Her servant.
(b) Hera.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Athena.

2. After Agros spoke to the Argonauts about the path home, what do they see that marked the path they were to take?
(a) A furrow in the water.
(b) A radiant light.
(c) A dove in flight.
(d) A flock of gulls.

3. Who does Argos say lived before the moon and ate acorns from the mountains?
(a) Hera.
(b) Arkadians.
(c) Hecate.
(d) Zeus.

4. On the night that Medea agrees to help Jason, to what stars do the sailors on the open see look at?
(a) The stars of Caelum.
(b) The stars of Orion.
(c) The stars of Scorpius.
(d) The stars of Crux.

5. How is Jason related to Aietes?
(a) Jason is a distant cousin of Aietes' father.
(b) Jason's father and Aietes' father are brothers.
(c) Aietes' mother is Jason's aunt.
(d) Aietes' father is Jason's uncle.

6. What does Medea say she will do after Jason finds success in his challenge and leaves her father's lands?
(a) Admit all to her father and suffer the punishment.
(b) Kill herself.
(c) Hide aboard his ship.
(d) Force him to marry her.

7. On the third day at sea, who does Medea say an offering needs to be made to?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Hera.
(c) Hecate.
(d) Athena.

8. Who fell from Helios's chariot into the waters of Eridanos?
(a) Mania.
(b) Nereids.
(c) Phaethon.
(d) Pheme.

9. What god devises a "plan" to cleanse the Argonauts of the "blood of the murder" that they carry after killing Apsyrtos?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Athena.
(d) Hera.

10. At the "first glow of dawn", what does Medea place on her head as she goes to meet Jason for the first time?
(a) A black scarf.
(b) A royal-blue veil.
(c) A red scarf.
(d) A silver-white veil.

11. Why does Chalkiope go to Medea's room in the midst of her trying to come up with a plan to gain Medea's help for Jason?
(a) She hears Aietes planning on sending Medea away.
(b) She hears Medea screaming.
(c) Medea is crying.
(d) Medea has asked for her.

12. Who awoke in terror as Medea and Jason approached the dragon?
(a) Women who had just given birth.
(b) Children sleeping in the fields.
(c) Shepherds who were sleeping in nearby fields.
(d) The birds in the trees.

13. What inanimate object aboard the Argos speaks with a human voice telling them of their punishment for killing Apsyrtos?
(a) The mast.
(b) The steering wheel.
(c) An oar.
(d) The sails.

14. What had Hephaistos fashioned for Aietes' palace that had a bronze mouth and breathed fire?
(a) Lions.
(b) Bulls.
(c) Serpents.
(d) Dragons.

15. What type of animal does Kirke use to soak Jason and Medea's hands in blood?
(a) A boar.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A pig.
(d) A dove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kirke the sister of?

2. What gods does Aietes call to as Jason and the Argonauts flee from Aietes's land?

3. Who asks Athena about a possible plan to insure the Argonauts success?

4. On the island of Aithalia, what objects do the Argonauts use to wipe their sweat?

5. Who does Hera ask to watch for Medea and Jason's leave from Kirke's house?

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