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

2. What physical attribute of Apollo's may only his mother, Leto, touch?
(a) His lips.
(b) His face.
(c) His hair.
(d) His hand.

3. Whose priestess was Medea?
(a) Maia.
(b) Nike.
(c) Hekate.
(d) Hebe.

4. How many challenges does the son of Leto say the men will face on their journey?
(a) One.
(b) A numberless amount.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Ten thousand.

5. What does Kypris promise Eros if he shoots the daughter of Aietes with an arrow?
(a) Zeus' ball.
(b) A bride.
(c) A kindgom of his own.
(d) A child to play with.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the bow that Apollo (the Son of Leto) carries?

2. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?

3. What crime did Paraibious's father commit so that all of his children would be punished?

4. When learning of Heracles's origins, what animal does he have in chains?

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

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