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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. After the men had placed the Argo in the water, what was the first task men needed to be assigned to?
(a) Rowing-bench seats.
(b) Sleeping schedules.
(c) Steering schedules.
(d) Deck watch shifts.

2. Which goddess does Pelias ignore during the feast?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Athena.
(d) Hera.

3. What do the Argonauts sacrifice to cleanse Phineus?
(a) A dove.
(b) A goat.
(c) An ox.
(d) A sheep.

4. What happens as soon as the Argonauts make it through the Clashing Rocks?
(a) The rocks fuse together.
(b) The rocks burst apart.
(c) The rocks became seafoam.
(d) The rocks sink into the sea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days do the Argonauts stay on Lykos's land?

2. From what goddess do the Amazon women descend from?

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

4. What creature was Apollo known for killing when he was a young child?

5. Who gave the Argo the "divine plank of Dodonan"?

(see the answer key)

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