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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. What does Iphias kiss as Jason leaves for his journey?
(a) His shield.
(b) His elbow.
(c) His cheek.
(d) His hand.

2. Whom had Lykos met, from the Argonauts, prior to their visit now?
(a) Jason.
(b) Leto.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Athena.

3. To whom does Phineus lose his eyesight to?
(a) Athena.
(b) Hercales.
(c) Jason.
(d) Zeus.

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

5. What goddess does Jason ask his mother to seek guidance from (as he leaves for the Argos)?
(a) Hera.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men, from the Assyrian territory, join the Argonauts

2. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?

3. What is the name of the mortal that both Zeus and Apollo fail to "deflower"?

4. Why do the slaves, maidservants, Jason, and his mother all gather together in his home?

5. When singing of the lineage of heroes, who does the narrator state inspires his song?

(see the answer key)

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