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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 is Jason's mother?
(a) Minyas.
(b) Alkimede.
(c) Boreas.
(d) Pagasai.

2. In what art is Mopsus skilled?
(a) The seer's art.
(b) The art of iron.
(c) The god's art.
(d) The art of sculpture.

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

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

5. After Jason prays for the safe passage and return of the Argo, what does he throw?
(a) Barley-grains.
(b) Oat-grains.
(c) Wheat-grains.
(d) Soybeans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Argonauts sacrifice to cleanse Phineus?

2. What animal does the son of Leto state has shown him of the "ill-omens" of the journey that the men are getting ready to embark upon?

3. What does Medea say she will do to the bulls of the challenge?

4. As darkness brought on the first night at Bebrykian, what sounds kept many from sleeping?

5. To whom does Phineus lose his eyesight to?

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