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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: Onward to Colchis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the heroes are on the way to Magnesian Pagasai, what does the text compare the heroes to?
(a) Lightning bolts.
(b) Blooming flowers.
(c) Bright stars.
(d) Golden shields.

2. As darkness brought on the first night at Bebrykian, what sounds kept many from sleeping?
(a) The cries of the widows.
(b) The cries of the gulls.
(c) The cries of the burn victims.
(d) The cries of the Queen.

3. What goddess allows Sthenelos to watch the Agro pass before his tomb?
(a) Aega.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Hera.
(d) Castalia.

4. What does the dragon, who guards the fleece, fail to do?
(a) Hear, it is deaf.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Breathe fire.
(d) Roar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Phineus's father?

2. Who does Jason wish the crew to offer a sacrifice to before they begin their journey?

3. What is the name of the mortal that both Zeus and Apollo fail to "deflower"?

4. For how many days do the Argonauts mourn the death of their fellow sailor (the one who perishes from a boar attack)?

5. What crime did Paraibious's father commit so that all of his children would be punished?

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