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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Preparation and Departure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?
(a) Sing praises to the gods.
(b) Come with him to the docks.
(c) Stay in the house.
(d) Offer a beast as sacrifice to the gods.

2. Who is the father of Polyphemus?
(a) Eilatus.
(b) Asterion.
(c) Cometes.
(d) Larisa.

3. After Jason prays for the safe passage and return of the Argo, what does he throw?
(a) Oat-grains.
(b) Barley-grains.
(c) Wheat-grains.
(d) Soybeans.

4. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?
(a) His wife.
(b) His sister.
(c) Zeus.
(d) His mother.

5. Who does Jason wish the crew to offer a sacrifice to before they begin their journey?
(a) Phoibos.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?

2. After the men had placed the Argo in the water, what was the first task men needed to be assigned to?

3. Who was the first person to address the crew of the Argo before it set sail?

4. Who is given the task of guiding the rudder of the Agro?

5. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?

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