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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 Phineus's father?
(a) Leto.
(b) Zetes.
(c) Agenor.
(d) Thyias.

2. What type of tree is the Argo tied to upon the shores of Bebrykian?
(a) A laurel tree.
(b) A great oak.
(c) A cypress tree.
(d) A redwood.

3. Who asks Athena about a possible plan to insure the Argonauts success?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Hera.
(d) Apollo.

4. Who rules over Eleans?
(a) Kepheus.
(b) Oineus.
(c) Augeias.
(d) Helios.

5. What does Medea say she will do after Jason finds success in his challenge and leaves her father's lands?
(a) Hide aboard his ship.
(b) Admit all to her father and suffer the punishment.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Force him to marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hits the ox on the head to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?

2. Who, as told in a reflection, did Jason carry across a flooded stream?

3. Who does Kypris say should be cursed if they cannot help the goddesses achieve success for the Argonauts?

4. What does Kypris promise Eros if he shoots the daughter of Aietes with an arrow?

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

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