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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. After the men had placed the Argo in the water, what was the first task men needed to be assigned to?
(a) Rowing-bench seats.
(b) Sleeping schedules.
(c) Deck watch shifts.
(d) Steering schedules.

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

3. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?
(a) Sing praises to the gods.
(b) Stay in the house.
(c) Come with him to the docks.
(d) Offer a beast as sacrifice to the gods.

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

5. In what art is Mopsus skilled?
(a) The art of sculpture.
(b) The seer's art.
(c) The god's art.
(d) The art of iron.

Short Answer 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?

2. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?

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

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

5. To whom does Jason wish to build an alter to while the Argo is being prepared?

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