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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. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?
(a) Hercales.
(b) Pytho.
(c) Ankaios.
(d) Idmon.

2. For how many days do the Argonauts mourn the death of their fellow sailor (the one who perishes from a boar attack)?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 6 days.

3. On what type of tree does the Golden Fleece hang?
(a) Oak.
(b) Redwood.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Pine.

4. Upon which goddess does the success of the Argonauts journey depend?
(a) Iris.
(b) Hera.
(c) Nyx.
(d) Aphrodite.

5. What animal does the son of Leto state has shown him of the "ill-omens" of the journey that the men are getting ready to embark upon?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Cows.
(c) Birds.
(d) Lambs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steals all of Phineus's food?

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

3. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?

4. Whose "famous deeds" is the narrator speaking of in the opening of Book I?

5. What does the dragon, who guards the fleece, fail to do?

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