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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. Whose "ploughland" does Aietes plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?
(a) Tyche.
(b) Rhea.
(c) Ares.
(d) Pan.

2. Whom had Lykos met, from the Argonauts, prior to their visit now?
(a) Hercales.
(b) Leto.
(c) Jason.
(d) Athena.

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

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

5. What does Kypris promise Eros if he shoots the daughter of Aietes with an arrow?
(a) A bride.
(b) A kindgom of his own.
(c) A child to play with.
(d) Zeus' ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?

2. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts to avoid as they proceed to Bithynians?

3. Who do the men celebrate during their first night at Bebrykian?

4. Who does Lykos send on with the Argonauts on their journey?

5. Who does Mopsos tell the Argonauts to "call upon" for help to insure that they will all return safely home?

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