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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 is the father of Polyphemus?
(a) Larisa.
(b) Cometes.
(c) Eilatus.
(d) Asterion.

2. Who is Jason's mother?
(a) Boreas.
(b) Alkimede.
(c) Pagasai.
(d) Minyas.

3. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Idas.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Ankaios.
(d) Pagasai.

4. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?
(a) Lynkeus.
(b) Aloes.
(c) Kasto.
(d) Pellen.

5. What two men fought before the Agro left Hellas on its journey?
(a) Idas and Idmon.
(b) Ankaios and Hercales.
(c) Jason and Hercales.
(d) Idmon and Jason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?

2. According to the oracle, what would the man who is going to kill Pelias be wearing?

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

4. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?

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

(see the answer key)

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