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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: Onward to Colchis.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Orpheus marry?
(a) Oeagrus.
(b) Pandora.
(c) Aeson.
(d) Cheiron.

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

4. From what weapon's wound does Sthenelos die?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A sword.
(c) An arrow.
(d) A Harpie's claws.

5. Who does Lykos send on with the Argonauts on their journey?
(a) Daskylos.
(b) Trination.
(c) Rietchen.
(d) Damaskas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose "famous deeds" is the narrator speaking of in the opening of Book I?

2. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?

3. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?

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

5. What type of hide does Argos wear as he came to meet Jason?

(see the answer key)

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