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

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

3. Who was the first person that the men aboard the Argo wanted as their leader?
(a) The son of Aison.
(b) Hercales.
(c) Jason.
(d) Argos.

4. What bird impales itself on the ships' sternpost?
(a) An egret.
(b) A eagle.
(c) A black-kit.
(d) A hawk.

5. How many challenges does the son of Leto say the men will face on their journey?
(a) A numberless amount.
(b) Ten thousand.
(c) One.
(d) One hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Hephaistos fashioned for Aietes' palace that had a bronze mouth and breathed fire?

2. Who is Phineus's father?

3. To whose sons does Lykos build a shine to on the Acherousian headlands?

4. According to the oracle, what would the man who is going to kill Pelias be wearing?

5. What wish does Phineus ask of the gods after he finishes the tale of the Argonauts journey?

(see the answer key)

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