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

2. Who is Phineus's father?
(a) Agenor.
(b) Leto.
(c) Thyias.
(d) Zetes.

3. After Jason completed his challenge, what does Aietes spend all night pondering?
(a) How to refuse the giving of the fleece.
(b) How to punish Medea.
(c) How to kill all of the Argonauts.
(d) How to gain back his peoples' faith.

4. Whose scepter does Jason take with him to speak to Aietes in regard to the fleece?
(a) Helios.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Tyche.
(d) Erinyes.

5. What god devises a "plan" to cleanse the Argonauts of the "blood of the murder" that they carry after killing Apsyrtos?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Athena.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Hera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Kirke's beasts made of?

2. Whose palace does Athena go to to ask for help for Jason's quest?

3. For how many days do the Argonauts stay on Lykos's land?

4. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?

5. What creature was Apollo known for killing when he was a young child?

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