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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. Who speaks first after the Argo passes safely through the Clashing Rocks?
(a) Jason.
(b) Iris.
(c) Athena.
(d) Tiphys.

2. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?
(a) Cows.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Oxen.
(d) Goats.

3. Where do the Mossynoikoi get their name from?
(a) The trees that grow on their lands.
(b) The river that passes through their lands.
(c) The mountains that rise off of their land.
(d) The towers they build.

4. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?
(a) Oak.
(b) Birch.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Pine.

5. What gift does the Argonauts send to Apsyrtos, as part of their plan to deceive him?
(a) An arrow from Eros.
(b) A lightning bolt from Zeus.
(c) The holy, purple robe of Hypsipyle.
(d) The shoes of Hermes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hera bid to come see her from the sea after Jason and Medea leave Kirke's home?

2. To whom does Phineus lose his eyesight to?

3. Medea, during her dream, does not think that Jason is there for the fleece. What does her dream tell her he is there for?

4. As soon as Argos finished telling the Argonauts of his plans to help Jason to succeed, what bird flew into his lap?

5. Who helped the Argonauts escape from their enemies at sea by sending lightning flashes from the sky?

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