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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) Golden shields.
(b) Blooming flowers.
(c) Bright stars.
(d) Lightning bolts.

2. Who starts to play the lyre and sing while two men fight before the Agro leaves on its journey?
(a) Orpheus.
(b) Pelion.
(c) Tiphys.
(d) Ophion.

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

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

5. Who gave the orders for the men to all pull the Argo into the channel?
(a) Jason.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Pelion.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving Bebrykian, upon what shores do the Argonauts land?

2. To whom did the Amazon queens have a shine built?

3. Whose home was Gyrton?

4. What items do the men, while preparing to ready the Argo, lay out on a rock?

5. During the sacrifice prior to leaving Hellas, what does Aison pour over the ox's sacrificial meat as it burning?

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