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

2. Where does Kypris find Eros playing with knucklebones with Ganymede?
(a) In the stables.
(b) In Zeus' wheat field.
(c) By the river.
(d) In Zeus' orchard.

3. How is Argos related to Medea?
(a) Medea is his sister.
(b) Medea is his god-mother.
(c) Medea is his neice.
(d) Medea is his aunt.

4. How many streams flowed from the Aietes' palace doors?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. What happens as soon as the Argonauts make it through the Clashing Rocks?
(a) The rocks became seafoam.
(b) The rocks fuse together.
(c) The rocks burst apart.
(d) The rocks sink into the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does the Argonauts send to Apsyrtos, as part of their plan to deceive him?

2. What does the dragon, who guards the fleece, fail to do?

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

4. What kind of tears does Medea weep during the night after she agrees to help Jason?

5. What does Medea cut off and leave for her mother as a memorial of her virginity?

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