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

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

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

4. In what art is Mopsus skilled?
(a) The seer's art.
(b) The art of iron.
(c) The god's art.
(d) The art of sculpture.

5. Which part of the ox is sacrificed, prior the Agro leaving Hellas?
(a) The heart.
(b) The breast pieces.
(c) The interanal organs.
(d) The thigh pieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. When learning of Heracles's origins, what animal does he have in chains?

2. When the heroes are to arrive at Aietes palace, what does the narrator say they will do if Pelias does not give them the fleece?

3. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?

4. On what coast does Jason travel to to meet the Argo?

5. What items do the men, while preparing to ready the Argo, lay out on a rock?

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