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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Four: Homeward Bound.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Kirke's beasts made of?
(a) The hearts and eyes of murdered men.
(b) Wings of falcons and legs of lions.
(c) Torsos of men with legs of lions and heads of bears.
(d) Jumbled limbs.

2. What does the narrator compare the light given off of the fleece to?
(a) Apollo's light.
(b) Aether's light.
(c) Zeus's lightning.
(d) Aphrodite's beauty.

3. From what weapon's wound does Sthenelos die?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A sword.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A Harpie's claws.

4. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?
(a) Kasto.
(b) Lynkeus.
(c) Aloes.
(d) Pellen.

5. Whose "famous deeds" is the narrator speaking of in the opening of Book I?
(a) Pillars of men.
(b) Men of old.
(c) The lovers of Aphrodite.
(d) Wise and stong men.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who gave the orders for the men to all pull the Argo into the channel?

3. As darkness brought on the first night at Bebrykian, what sounds kept many from sleeping?

4. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?

5. In Mariandynoi, where does the "path which descends" lead to?

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