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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 type of hide does Argos wear as he came to meet Jason?
(a) Bear.
(b) Lion.
(c) Elk.
(d) Bull.

2. What happens to the women of the Plain of Kirke when they die?
(a) They are put on boats and put out to sea.
(b) They are cremated.
(c) They are placed in a sacrifical tomb to Zeus.
(d) They buried in the earth.

3. Which goddess leapt onto a cloud as the Argo departed from Phineus's land?
(a) Athena.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Iris.

4. To whom does Phineus lose his eyesight to?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Jason.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Athena.

5. At the "first glow of dawn", what does Medea place on her head as she goes to meet Jason for the first time?
(a) A silver-white veil.
(b) A royal-blue veil.
(c) A red scarf.
(d) A black scarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fell from Helios's chariot into the waters of Eridanos?

2. Who volunteers to box against King Amykos?

3. According to Phineus's tale, what will the Argonauts come upon first after leaving him?

4. On what type of tree does the Golden Fleece hang?

5. On what coast does Jason travel to to meet the Argo?

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