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

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

3. Who rules over Eleans?
(a) Oineus.
(b) Kepheus.
(c) Augeias.
(d) Helios.

4. According to the oracle, what would the man who is going to kill Pelias be wearing?
(a) One shoe.
(b) A vest of gold.
(c) A crown of olive leaves.
(d) A blood-stained robe.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While the heroes are on the way to Magnesian Pagasai, what does the text compare the heroes to?

3. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?

4. When singing of the lineage of heroes, who does the narrator state inspires his song?

5. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?

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