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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. What type of tree is the Argo tied to upon the shores of Bebrykian?
(a) A cypress tree.
(b) A great oak.
(c) A laurel tree.
(d) A redwood.

2. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) Zeus.

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

4. Who steals all of Phineus's food?
(a) Hera.
(b) Harpies.
(c) Scavengers.
(d) Sirens.

5. What type of winds are the men waiting for before they leave the port in Book 1?
(a) Favorable.
(b) Mighty.
(c) God-sent.
(d) Strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical attribute of Apollo's may only his mother, Leto, touch?

2. Whose home was Gyrton?

3. Who rules over Eleans?

4. Who dies as the result of a boar attack while leaving from Lykos's lands?

5. What do the sailors, of the Argo, lay on the sand to rest prior to their leaving Hellas?

(see the answer key)

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