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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 given the honor of sitting in the middle benches?
(a) Jason.
(b) Argos.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Leto.

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

3. Who starts to play the lyre and sing while two men fight before the Agro leaves on its journey?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Ophion.
(c) Pelion.
(d) Orpheus.

4. If Chalkiope's sons perish, what does she swear to do to Medea if Medea fails to keep them safe?
(a) Kill their father.
(b) Persue Medea from Hades.
(c) Sacrifice Medea to Poseidon.
(d) Kill Medea.

5. 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?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Cows.
(c) Lambs.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where do the Harpies retire to after being banished from the Floating Islands?

2. Whose "ploughland" does Aietes plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?

3. Whose is Telamon's grandfather?

4. In Mariandynoi, where does the "path which descends" lead to?

5. What does Aietes plan to do to the Argo when Jason fails at his challenge?

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