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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. Why do the slaves, maidservants, Jason, and his mother all gather together in his home?
(a) A child is being born.
(b) To bid Jason farewell.
(c) Jason's father is dying.
(d) Jason's mother is dying.

2. According to the oracle, what would the man who is going to kill Pelias be wearing?
(a) One shoe.
(b) A crown of olive leaves.
(c) A blood-stained robe.
(d) A vest of gold.

3. Which part of the ox is sacrificed, prior the Agro leaving Hellas?
(a) The thigh pieces.
(b) The breast pieces.
(c) The interanal organs.
(d) The heart.

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

5. What happens as soon as the Argonauts make it through the Clashing Rocks?
(a) The rocks burst apart.
(b) The rocks sink into the sea.
(c) The rocks fuse together.
(d) The rocks became seafoam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Orpheus marry?

2. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?

3. Who rules over Eleans?

4. To whom did the Amazon queens have a shine built?

5. In what art is Mopsus skilled?

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