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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 color is the bow that Apollo (the Son of Leto) carries?
(a) Gold.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Green.
(d) Silver.

2. What creature was Apollo known for killing when he was a young child?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A minotaur.
(c) A cyclops.
(d) A serpent.

3. Who steals all of Phineus's food?
(a) Harpies.
(b) Scavengers.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Hera.

4. What bird impales itself on the ships' sternpost?
(a) A hawk.
(b) A black-kit.
(c) A eagle.
(d) An egret.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aietes bury in the furrows that he plows with the bronze-hoofed bulls?

2. How many challenges does the son of Leto say the men will face on their journey?

3. Whose is Telamon's grandfather?

4. Which goddess does Pelias ignore during the feast?

5. How many "measures" must Jason plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?

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