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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 does Orpheus marry?
(a) Oeagrus.
(b) Cheiron.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Aeson.

2. Who starts to play the lyre and sing while two men fight before the Agro leaves on its journey?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Pelion.
(c) Orpheus.
(d) Ophion.

3. What type of hide does Argos wear as he came to meet Jason?
(a) Bull.
(b) Lion.
(c) Bear.
(d) Elk.

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

5. When Jason arrives at Anaurus, to whom the banquet was in honor of?
(a) Hera.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first person to address the crew of the Argo before it set sail?

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

3. 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?

4. What two men fought before the Agro left Hellas on its journey?

5. During the sacrifice prior to leaving Hellas, what does Aison pour over the ox's sacrificial meat as it burning?

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