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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. On the night that Medea agrees to help Jason, to what stars do the sailors on the open see look at?
(a) The stars of Caelum.
(b) The stars of Scorpius.
(c) The stars of Crux.
(d) The stars of Orion.

2. Who gave the orders for the men to all pull the Argo into the channel?
(a) Pelion.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Jason.

3. Where do the Mossynoikoi get their name from?
(a) The mountains that rise off of their land.
(b) The river that passes through their lands.
(c) The towers they build.
(d) The trees that grow on their lands.

4. What do the Argonauts sacrifice to cleanse Phineus?
(a) A goat.
(b) An ox.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A dove.

5. While the heroes are on the way to Magnesian Pagasai, what does the text compare the heroes to?
(a) Bright stars.
(b) Blooming flowers.
(c) Golden shields.
(d) Lightning bolts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who volunteers to box against King Amykos?

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

3. Whose scepter does Jason take with him to speak to Aietes in regard to the fleece?

4. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?

5. Who was the first person to address the crew of the Argo before it set sail?

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