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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. Who dies as the result of a boar attack while leaving from Lykos's lands?
(a) Lykos' son.
(b) Polydeukes.
(c) Idmon.
(d) Peleus.

2. Whose scepter does Jason take with him to speak to Aietes in regard to the fleece?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Erinyes.
(c) Helios.
(d) Tyche.

3. What animal speaks to Jason and Moposos to tell them of the plan for Jason to meet Medea?
(a) A bull.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A crow.
(d) A dove.

4. If Chalkiope's sons perish, what does she swear to do to Medea if Medea fails to keep them safe?
(a) Kill Medea.
(b) Persue Medea from Hades.
(c) Sacrifice Medea to Poseidon.
(d) Kill their father.

5. As darkness brought on the first night at Bebrykian, what sounds kept many from sleeping?
(a) The cries of the burn victims.
(b) The cries of the gulls.
(c) The cries of the widows.
(d) The cries of the Queen.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Medea say she will do to the bulls of the challenge?

4. Who is Jason's mother?

5. What is the name of the girl who keeps her flock by the marshes of Peneios?

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