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

2. While the heroes are on the way to Magnesian Pagasai, what does the text compare the heroes to?
(a) Bright stars.
(b) Blooming flowers.
(c) Lightning bolts.
(d) Golden shields.

3. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?
(a) Equal to the number of men who die during the voyage.
(b) Equal to the number of men that return.
(c) 1,000.
(d) Equal to the number of men who go on the voyage.

4. On what coast does Jason travel to to meet the Argo?
(a) Lykia.
(b) Pagasai.
(c) Pytho.
(d) Xanthos.

5. Who is given the task of guiding the rudder of the Agro?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Hellas.
(c) Aison.
(d) Pytho.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is given the honor of sitting in the middle benches?

2. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?

3. Which goddess helped Jason to get the Argos?

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

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

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