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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 does Phineus tell the Argonauts to avoid as they proceed to Bithynians?
(a) The sea vines.
(b) The Sirens.
(c) The rocks.
(d) The reefs.

2. What items do the men, while preparing to ready the Argo, lay out on a rock?
(a) Their weapons.
(b) Their clothes.
(c) Their meat to dry.
(d) Their voyage logs.

3. From what goddess do the Amazon women descend from?
(a) Ares.
(b) Eos.
(c) Derceto.
(d) Circe.

4. 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?
(a) Set fire to the palace.
(b) Steal his queen.
(c) Kill everyone.
(d) Overthrow Pelias.

5. Who tells the Argonauts of his fears regarding the journey after successfully traversing the Clashing Rocks?
(a) Kalpe.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Leto.
(d) Jason.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what art is Mopsus skilled?

2. Which goddess leapt onto a cloud as the Argo departed from Phineus's land?

3. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?

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

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

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