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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What about Ganymede fills Zeus with desire?

3. How is Argos related to Medea?

4. What does Medea promise to do to the dragon so that Jason may get the fleece?

5. What does Jason place over the fleece to keep it safe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does it take for Kypris to convince Eros to bewitch Medea?

2. Describe the four springs that flow from Aietes's palace.

3. What precaution does Aietes give to Jason about the challenge?

4. Why does Hera seek out Kypris (Aphrodite) to help Jason's quest?

5. What challenge does Aietes pose to Jason in exchange for the Golden Fleece?

6. How does Hera convince Thetis to help the Argonauts?

7. What does Jason promise Medea after she asks him to take her with him?

8. What does Kirke have to do to cleanse Jason and Medea of the murder?

9. What happens that leads Mopsos to believe that Jason will be successful in meeting Aietes's challenge?

10. What does Medea normally do during the day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One major theme of the story is that of a journey. While one main journey is undertaken, many different paths must be chosen along the way. Discuss the different journeys that are taken throughout the story.

Essay Topic 2

At one point, one of the Argonauts told of his belief that their fate rested in the arms of women. Why do you think that the Argonauts felt this way about women? Do women typically have important roles? What about the goddesses? Find three examples and explain.

Essay Topic 3

Love is a major theme in the text. But here, it is not one specific love that emerges as important. The objective of this essay is to examine the different types of love as seen in the text. What are at least three different types of love? What are the characteristics of the love? What is the outcome of the love?

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