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

2. How many "measures" must Jason plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

3. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?
(a) Cows.
(b) Oxen.
(c) Goats.
(d) Sheep.

4. Who speaks first after the Argo passes safely through the Clashing Rocks?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Athena.
(c) Jason.
(d) Iris.

5. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?
(a) Birch.
(b) Pine.
(c) Oak.
(d) Cypress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose is Telamon's grandfather?

2. How many challenges does the son of Leto say the men will face on their journey?

3. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?

4. As soon as Argos finished telling the Argonauts of his plans to help Jason to succeed, what bird flew into his lap?

5. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?

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