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

2. What do the sailors, of the Argo, lay on the sand to rest prior to their leaving Hellas?
(a) The ship's oars.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Blankets made by their wives.
(d) Ox hides.

3. Who is the father of Polyphemus?
(a) Asterion.
(b) Larisa.
(c) Eilatus.
(d) Cometes.

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) Lambs.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Birds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is given the honor of sitting in the middle benches?

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

3. Who starts to play the lyre and sing while two men fight before the Agro leaves on its journey?

4. What happens as soon as the Argonauts make it through the Clashing Rocks?

5. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?

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