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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 dies as the result of a boar attack while leaving from Lykos's lands?
(a) Polydeukes.
(b) Idmon.
(c) Lykos' son.
(d) Peleus.

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

3. What kind of tears does Medea weep during the night after she agrees to help Jason?
(a) Tears of pity.
(b) Tears of dishonor.
(c) Tears of joy.
(d) Tears of fear.

4. Who volunteers to box against King Amykos?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Polydeukes.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Jason.

5. For how many days do the Argonauts mourn the death of their fellow sailor (the one who perishes from a boar attack)?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 8 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose "ploughland" does Aietes plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?

2. What bird impales itself on the ships' sternpost?

3. What crime did Paraibious's father commit so that all of his children would be punished?

4. Who does Mopsos tell the Argonauts to "call upon" for help to insure that they will all return safely home?

5. Who is the father of Polyphemus?

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