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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) Poseidon.
(c) Athena.
(d) Phoibos.

2. Who is given the honor of sitting in the middle benches?
(a) Leto.
(b) Jason.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Argos.

3. What goddess allows Sthenelos to watch the Agro pass before his tomb?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Aega.
(c) Hera.
(d) Castalia.

4. 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) Cows.
(b) Birds.
(c) Lambs.
(d) Buffalo.

5. According to Phineus's tale, what will the Argonauts come upon first after leaving him?
(a) The Sirens.
(b) The Dark Rocks.
(c) The lair of the Harpies.
(d) The Great Sea's Divide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave the orders for the men to all pull the Argo into the channel?

2. Who do the men celebrate during their first night at Bebrykian?

3. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts to avoid as they proceed to Bithynians?

4. Who was the first person that the men aboard the Argo wanted as their leader?

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

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