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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. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?
(a) His sister.
(b) Zeus.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.
2. When singing of the lineage of heroes, who does the narrator state inspires his song?
(a) Jason.
(b) The Muses.
(c) Hera.
(d) Aphrodite.
3. What animal does the son of Leto state has shown him of the "ill-omens" of the journey that the men are getting ready to embark upon?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Cows.
(c) Lambs.
(d) Birds.
4. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?
(a) Lynkeus.
(b) Kasto.
(c) Pellen.
(d) Aloes.
5. Who is given the task of guiding the rudder of the Agro?
(a) Aison.
(b) Pytho.
(c) Tiphys.
(d) Hellas.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the sailors, of the Argo, lay on the sand to rest prior to their leaving Hellas?
2. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?
3. Who was the first person that the men aboard the Argo wanted as their leader?
4. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?
5. Who hits the ox on the head to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
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