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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 Jason wish the crew to offer a sacrifice to before they begin their journey?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Athena.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Phoibos.

2. When learning of Heracles's origins, what animal does he have in chains?
(a) A boar.
(b) A lion.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A bear.

3. Who gave the orders for the men to all pull the Argo into the channel?
(a) Pelion.
(b) Jason.
(c) Tiphys.
(d) Hercales.

4. Why do the slaves, maidservants, Jason, and his mother all gather together in his home?
(a) Jason's mother is dying.
(b) Jason's father is dying.
(c) To bid Jason farewell.
(d) A child is being born.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the "god of the shore"?

3. After the men had placed the Argo in the water, what was the first task men needed to be assigned to?

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

5. When Jason arrives at Anaurus, to whom the banquet was in honor of?

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