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

2. What is the name of the mortal that both Zeus and Apollo fail to "deflower"?
(a) Carynthe.
(b) Bronzerte.
(c) Darimerte.
(d) Sinope.

3. When singing of the lineage of heroes, who does the narrator state inspires his song?
(a) Hera.
(b) Jason.
(c) The Muses.
(d) Aphrodite.

4. On the night that Medea agrees to help Jason, to what stars do the sailors on the open see look at?
(a) The stars of Scorpius.
(b) The stars of Orion.
(c) The stars of Crux.
(d) The stars of Caelum.

5. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?
(a) Stay in the house.
(b) Offer a beast as sacrifice to the gods.
(c) Sing praises to the gods.
(d) Come with him to the docks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lost the boxing match?

2. In the Plain of Kirke, what hangs from the elm and willow branches?

3. Who asks Athena about a possible plan to insure the Argonauts success?

4. Why does Chalkiope go to Medea's room in the midst of her trying to come up with a plan to gain Medea's help for Jason?

5. What bird impales itself on the ships' sternpost?

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