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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 type of winds are the men waiting for before they leave the port in Book 1?
(a) God-sent.
(b) Favorable.
(c) Mighty.
(d) Strong.

2. What two men fought before the Agro left Hellas on its journey?
(a) Ankaios and Hercales.
(b) Idas and Idmon.
(c) Jason and Hercales.
(d) Idmon and Jason.

3. Whose "famous deeds" is the narrator speaking of in the opening of Book I?
(a) Pillars of men.
(b) Men of old.
(c) The lovers of Aphrodite.
(d) Wise and stong men.

4. While the heroes are on the way to Magnesian Pagasai, what does the text compare the heroes to?
(a) Bright stars.
(b) Golden shields.
(c) Blooming flowers.
(d) Lightning bolts.

5. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?
(a) Idmon.
(b) Hercales.
(c) Ankaios.
(d) Pytho.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of the ox is sacrificed, prior the Agro leaving Hellas?

2. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?

3. Who hits the ox on the head to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?

4. After Jason prays for the safe passage and return of the Argo, what does he throw?

5. Who is the "god of the shore"?

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