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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The sails.
(d) An oar.

2. Who protects Jason and the others as they walk to Aietes' palace?
(a) Hestia.
(b) Athena.
(c) Hera.
(d) Bia.

3. Who devises a plan regarding the continuation of the voyage after the battle with the Colchians?
(a) Jason.
(b) Peleus.
(c) Medea.
(d) Aiakos.

4. Where does Kypris find Eros playing with knucklebones with Ganymede?
(a) In Zeus' orchard.
(b) In Zeus' wheat field.
(c) In the stables.
(d) By the river.

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

6. What happens to the women of the Plain of Kirke when they die?
(a) They are cremated.
(b) They are put on boats and put out to sea.
(c) They are placed in a sacrifical tomb to Zeus.
(d) They buried in the earth.

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

8. 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 Jason may kill it.
(c) Drug it so that it forgets it's protecting the fleece.
(d) Put it to sleep.

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

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

11. What about Ganymede fills Zeus with desire?
(a) His emotion.
(b) His beauty.
(c) His physical strength.
(d) His weakness for wine.

12. How many streams flowed from the Aietes' palace doors?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

13. What color do the eyes of a Colchian glitter?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Gold.
(d) Bronze.

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

15. Who does Hera ask to watch for Medea and Jason's leave from Kirke's house?
(a) Sirens.
(b) Nymphs.
(c) Nike.
(d) Iris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose "ploughland" does Aietes plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?

2. Who did Hera give Thetis as a husband?

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

4. What kind of tears does Medea weep during the night after she agrees to help Jason?

5. What does Medea cut off and leave for her mother as a memorial of her virginity?

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