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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. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?
(a) 1,000.
(b) Equal to the number of men who go on the voyage.
(c) Equal to the number of men who die during the voyage.
(d) Equal to the number of men that return.

2. How many men, from the Assyrian territory, join the Argonauts
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. Whose is Telamon's grandfather?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Nereus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Poseidon.

4. Who hits the ox on the head to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Leto.
(b) Pytho.
(c) Jason.
(d) Hercales.

5. Which goddess causes Medea to change her mind about killing herself?
(a) Hera.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Athena.
(d) Demeter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the heroes are to arrive at Aietes palace, what does the narrator say they will do if Pelias does not give them the fleece?

3. On what type of tree does the Golden Fleece hang?

4. Who does Argos tell Jason they must win over to help Jason with his challenge?

5. Who is the father of Polyphemus?

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