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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 the heroes are to arrive at Aietes palace, what does the narrator say they will do if Pelias does not give them the fleece?
(a) Kill everyone.
(b) Set fire to the palace.
(c) Overthrow Pelias.
(d) Steal his queen.

2. Whose home was Gyrton?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Cheiron.
(c) Larisa.
(d) Coronos.

3. Who was the first person that the men aboard the Argo wanted as their leader?
(a) Hercales.
(b) Argos.
(c) The son of Aison.
(d) Jason.

4. Which goddess does Pelias ignore during the feast?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Hera.
(c) Athena.
(d) Aphrodite.

5. 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) Lightning bolts.
(d) Blooming flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave the Argo the "divine plank of Dodonan"?

2. When Jason arrives at Anaurus, to whom the banquet was in honor of?

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

4. Who is Jason's mother?

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

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