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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. When learning of Heracles's origins, what animal does he have in chains?
(a) A boar.
(b) A bear.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A lion.

2. Which part of the ox is sacrificed, prior the Agro leaving Hellas?
(a) The thigh pieces.
(b) The breast pieces.
(c) The interanal organs.
(d) The heart.

3. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?
(a) Equal to the number of men who go on the voyage.
(b) 1,000.
(c) Equal to the number of men that return.
(d) Equal to the number of men who die during the voyage.

4. What items do the men, while preparing to ready the Argo, lay out on a rock?
(a) Their voyage logs.
(b) Their weapons.
(c) Their clothes.
(d) Their meat to dry.

5. How many challenges does the son of Leto say the men will face on their journey?
(a) One.
(b) A numberless amount.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Ten thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iphias kiss as Jason leaves for his journey?

2. Who is the father of Polyphemus?

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

4. Why do the slaves, maidservants, Jason, and his mother all gather together in his home?

5. To whom does Jason wish to build an alter to while the Argo is being prepared?

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