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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. What does Medea say she will do after Jason finds success in his challenge and leaves her father's lands?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Force him to marry her.
(c) Admit all to her father and suffer the punishment.
(d) Hide aboard his ship.

2. Whose is Telamon's grandfather?
(a) Nereus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Tartarus.

3. After leaving Bebrykian, upon what shores do the Argonauts land?
(a) Matachian.
(b) Thynian.
(c) Syndor.
(d) Crossetuer.

4. After the men had placed the Argo in the water, what was the first task men needed to be assigned to?
(a) Sleeping schedules.
(b) Steering schedules.
(c) Deck watch shifts.
(d) Rowing-bench seats.

5. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Idas.
(b) Pagasai.
(c) Ankaios.
(d) Tiphys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Mossynoikoi get their name from?

2. What type of winds are the men waiting for before they leave the port in Book 1?

3. What does Medea fear so much that she decides not to kill herself on the night she agrees to help Jason?

4. What goddess keeps Zetes and Kalias from killing the Harpies?

5. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts they must release to make it through their first challenge after leaving him?

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