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

2. Who lost the boxing match?
(a) King Amykos.
(b) Polydeukes.
(c) Jason.
(d) Pelion.

3. What is the name of the girl who keeps her flock by the marshes of Peneios?
(a) Loyos.
(b) Tresa.
(c) Kyrene.
(d) Syenthe.

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

5. What creature was Apollo known for killing when he was a young child?
(a) A cyclops.
(b) A minotaur.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A serpent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Phineus's wife?

2. Who dies as the result of a boar attack while leaving from Lykos's lands?

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

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

5. On what type of tree does the Golden Fleece hang?

(see the answer key)

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