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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 is the name of the people who came to make alliances with the Argonauts since they had beaten the Bebrykians?
(a) Lynkoneroes.
(b) Dientiertes.
(c) Mariandynoi.
(d) Scions.

2. Who was the first person to address the crew of the Argo before it set sail?
(a) The son of Aison.
(b) The son of Argos.
(c) The son of Phoibos.
(d) The son of Aphrodite.

3. After Jason prays for the safe passage and return of the Argo, what does he throw?
(a) Oat-grains.
(b) Barley-grains.
(c) Soybeans.
(d) Wheat-grains.

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

5. When learning of Heracles's origins, what animal does he have in chains?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lion.
(c) A boar.
(d) A wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jason arrives at Anaurus, to whom the banquet was in honor of?

2. Where do the Mossynoikoi get their name from?

3. Upon which goddess does the success of the Argonauts journey depend?

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

5. What crime did Paraibious's father commit so that all of his children would be punished?

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