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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. What do the sailors, of the Argo, lay on the sand to rest prior to their leaving Hellas?
(a) Ox hides.
(b) Blankets made by their wives.
(c) The ship's oars.
(d) Leaves.

2. After Jason prays for the safe passage and return of the Argo, what does he throw?
(a) Oat-grains.
(b) Soybeans.
(c) Barley-grains.
(d) Wheat-grains.

3. To whom does Jason wish to build an alter to while the Argo is being prepared?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Athena.

4. After the men had placed the Argo in the water, what was the first task men needed to be assigned to?
(a) Steering schedules.
(b) Deck watch shifts.
(c) Rowing-bench seats.
(d) Sleeping schedules.

5. Whose home was Gyrton?
(a) Cheiron.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Larisa.
(d) Coronos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?

2. Who is the father of Polyphemus?

3. From what weapon's wound does Sthenelos die?

4. When Jason arrives at Anaurus, to whom the banquet was in honor of?

5. Who rules over Eleans?

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