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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. How many daughters does Aietes have?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. 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) Medea has asked for her.
(b) Medea is crying.
(c) She hears Medea screaming.
(d) She hears Aietes planning on sending Medea away.

3. What wish does Phineus ask of the gods after he finishes the tale of the Argonauts journey?
(a) A blessing.
(b) Death.
(c) Sight.
(d) A full stomach.

4. After the men had placed the Argo in the water, what was the first task men needed to be assigned to?
(a) Steering schedules.
(b) Rowing-bench seats.
(c) Deck watch shifts.
(d) Sleeping schedules.

5. Which part of the ox is sacrificed, prior the Agro leaving Hellas?
(a) The breast pieces.
(b) The interanal organs.
(c) The heart.
(d) The thigh pieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Mariandynoi, where does the "path which descends" lead to?

2. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?

3. Who was the first person that the men aboard the Argo wanted as their leader?

4. What items do the men, while preparing to ready the Argo, lay out on a rock?

5. What happens as soon as the Argonauts make it through the Clashing Rocks?

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