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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 goddess does Jason ask his mother to seek guidance from (as he leaves for the Argos)?
(a) Athena.
(b) Hera.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Aphrodite.

2. To whom does Jason wish to build an alter to while the Argo is being prepared?
(a) Athena.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Apollo.

3. Who was the first person to address the crew of the Argo before it set sail?
(a) The son of Phoibos.
(b) The son of Aison.
(c) The son of Argos.
(d) The son of Aphrodite.

4. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?
(a) Cypress.
(b) Birch.
(c) Oak.
(d) Pine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Orpheus marry?

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

3. Whose home was Gyrton?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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