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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Jason and Medea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which goddess does Pelias ignore during the feast?
(a) Athena.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Hera.
(d) Aphrodite.

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

3. Who was the first person that the men aboard the Argo wanted as their leader?
(a) Jason.
(b) Hercales.
(c) The son of Aison.
(d) Argos.

4. What happens to the women of the Plain of Kirke when they die?
(a) They are put on boats and put out to sea.
(b) They buried in the earth.
(c) They are placed in a sacrifical tomb to Zeus.
(d) They are cremated.

5. Whose palace does Athena go to to ask for help for Jason's quest?
(a) Posedion.
(b) Kypris.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Urania.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature was Apollo known for killing when he was a young child?

2. What bird impales itself on the ships' sternpost?

3. From what weapon's wound does Sthenelos die?

4. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?

5. Who speaks first after the Argo passes safely through the Clashing Rocks?

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