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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Kirke's beasts made of?
(a) Torsos of men with legs of lions and heads of bears.
(b) Wings of falcons and legs of lions.
(c) The hearts and eyes of murdered men.
(d) Jumbled limbs.

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

3. Whose palace does Athena go to to ask for help for Jason's quest?
(a) Urania.
(b) Kypris.
(c) Posedion.
(d) Zeus.

4. What does Jason place over the fleece to keep it safe?
(a) A robe.
(b) A blanket woven by Hera.
(c) A scarf of golden color.
(d) An oxen's hide.

5. What area does Medea step out onto from the Argo as she comes to the place where the fleece is?
(a) "Zeus' Bed."
(b) "The Ram's Bed."
(c) "Aiolos' Bed."
(d) "The Bull's Bed."

6. How many times does Medea call out to Phrontis?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

7. Who does Hera tell to blow a Zephyr wind to help the Argonauts to reach Alkinoos?
(a) Eurus.
(b) Boreas.
(c) Aether.
(d) Aiolos.

8. Who helped the Argonauts escape from their enemies at sea by sending lightning flashes from the sky?
(a) Hera.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Athena.
(d) Poseidon.

9. Who did Hera give Thetis as a husband?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Peleus.
(c) Perseus.
(d) Thesus.

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

11. Whose is Telamon's grandfather?
(a) Nereus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Tartarus.

12. Who does Hera bid to come see her from the sea after Jason and Medea leave Kirke's home?
(a) Athena.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Thetis.

13. Who, as told in a reflection, did Jason carry across a flooded stream?
(a) Hera.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Athena.
(d) Kypris.

14. What does Medea promise to do to the dragon so that Jason may get the fleece?
(a) Lure it away with magic.
(b) Drug it so that it forgets it's protecting the fleece.
(c) Put it to sleep.
(d) Drug it so Jason may kill it.

15. What gods does Aietes call to as Jason and the Argonauts flee from Aietes's land?
(a) Zeus and Ares.
(b) Zeus and Helios.
(c) Poseidon and Ares.
(d) Helios and Poseidon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kirke doing when the Argonauts find her?

2. Who is Kirke the sister of?

3. After Jason completed his challenge, what does Aietes spend all night pondering?

4. What does Kypris promise Eros if he shoots the daughter of Aietes with an arrow?

5. What animal speaks to Jason and Moposos to tell them of the plan for Jason to meet Medea?

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