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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 does Jason wish the crew to offer a sacrifice to before they begin their journey?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Athena.
(c) Phoibos.
(d) Poseidon.

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

3. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?
(a) Sing praises to the gods.
(b) Offer a beast as sacrifice to the gods.
(c) Come with him to the docks.
(d) Stay in the house.

4. What is the name of the people who came to make alliances with the Argonauts since they had beaten the Bebrykians?
(a) Lynkoneroes.
(b) Dientiertes.
(c) Mariandynoi.
(d) Scions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Mariandynoi, where does the "path which descends" lead to?

2. Who tells the Argonauts of his fears regarding the journey after successfully traversing the Clashing Rocks?

3. Who does Orpheus marry?

4. As darkness brought on the first night at Bebrykian, what sounds kept many from sleeping?

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

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