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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. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?
(a) Kasto.
(b) Pellen.
(c) Lynkeus.
(d) Aloes.

2. To whom does Phineus lose his eyesight to?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Athena.
(c) Jason.
(d) Hercales.

3. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Pagasai.
(b) Ankaios.
(c) Idas.
(d) Tiphys.

4. Whose home was Gyrton?
(a) Cheiron.
(b) Larisa.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Coronos.

5. Where do the Mossynoikoi get their name from?
(a) The river that passes through their lands.
(b) The trees that grow on their lands.
(c) The mountains that rise off of their land.
(d) The towers they build.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did the Amazon queens have a shine built?

2. What does Medea fear so much that she decides not to kill herself on the night she agrees to help Jason?

3. When Medea plans to go see her sister to "test her", how many times does she pace the hall?

4. Why does Aietes beleive that Jason has come from Hellas?

5. In the Plain of Kirke, what hangs from the elm and willow branches?

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