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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. Who else dies as the Argonauts are waiting to leave Lykos's land?
(a) Erginos.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Orpheus.
(d) Aison.

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

3. What type of winds are the men waiting for before they leave the port in Book 1?
(a) Mighty.
(b) Favorable.
(c) Strong.
(d) God-sent.

4. Who does Lykos send on with the Argonauts on their journey?
(a) Rietchen.
(b) Daskylos.
(c) Trination.
(d) Damaskas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What, upon the night of Phineus's quest tale, do the Argonauts offer as sacrifice to Apollo?

2. What name does Phineus call Zeus by?

3. Where do the Mossynoikoi get their name from?

4. Who is given the honor of sitting in the middle benches?

5. What is the name of the people who came to make alliances with the Argonauts since they had beaten the Bebrykians?

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