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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. When singing of the lineage of heroes, who does the narrator state inspires his song?
(a) Jason.
(b) The Muses.
(c) Hera.
(d) Aphrodite.

2. Which goddess helped Jason to get the Argos?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Hera.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Athena.

3. Who rules over Eleans?
(a) Kepheus.
(b) Oineus.
(c) Augeias.
(d) Helios.

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

5. How many men, from the Assyrian territory, join the Argonauts
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who steals all of Phineus's food?

3. During the sacrifice prior to leaving Hellas, what does Aison pour over the ox's sacrificial meat as it burning?

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

5. While the heroes are on the way to Magnesian Pagasai, what does the text compare the heroes to?

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