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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 Jason prays for the safe passage and return of the Argo, what does he throw?
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Oat-grains.
(c) Barley-grains.
(d) Wheat-grains.

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

3. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?
(a) His mother.
(b) Zeus.
(c) His sister.
(d) His wife.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of winds are the men waiting for before they leave the port in Book 1?

2. Who starts to play the lyre and sing while two men fight before the Agro leaves on its journey?

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

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

5. What do the sailors, of the Argo, lay on the sand to rest prior to their leaving Hellas?

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