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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Jason and Medea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Eros crouch by when he shoots an arrow at Medea?
(a) Jason.
(b) Chalkiope.
(c) Aietes.
(d) Eidyia.

2. Whose "famous deeds" is the narrator speaking of in the opening of Book I?
(a) Wise and stong men.
(b) Pillars of men.
(c) The lovers of Aphrodite.
(d) Men of old.

3. What does Medea say she will do to the bulls of the challenge?
(a) Blind them.
(b) Lead them for Jason.
(c) Feed them heavily so they are too tired to fight.
(d) Drug them.

4. Whose scepter does Jason take with him to speak to Aietes in regard to the fleece?
(a) Tyche.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Erinyes.
(d) Helios.

5. Which goddess helped Jason to get the Argos?
(a) Athena.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Hera.
(d) Aphrodite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird impales itself on the ships' sternpost?

2. In what art is Mopsus skilled?

3. 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?

4. When the heroes are to arrive at Aietes palace, what does the narrator say they will do if Pelias does not give them the fleece?

5. Who volunteers to box against King Amykos?

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