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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. According to Phineus's tale, what will the Argonauts come upon first after leaving him?
(a) The Dark Rocks.
(b) The Great Sea's Divide.
(c) The lair of the Harpies.
(d) The Sirens.

2. To whose sons does Lykos build a shine to on the Acherousian headlands?
(a) The sons of Tyndareos.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Jason and the Argonauts.

3. What crime did Paraibious's father commit so that all of his children would be punished?
(a) He cursed Hera.
(b) He refused to sacrifice a labm to Zeus.
(c) He killed a nymph.
(d) He cut down a tree.

4. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Oxen.
(c) Goats.
(d) Cows.

5. When the heroes are to arrive at Aietes palace, what does the narrator say they will do if Pelias does not give them the fleece?
(a) Kill everyone.
(b) Steal his queen.
(c) Set fire to the palace.
(d) Overthrow Pelias.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Orpheus marry?

2. What goddess does Jason ask his mother to seek guidance from (as he leaves for the Argos)?

3. For how many days do the Argonauts mourn the death of their fellow sailor (the one who perishes from a boar attack)?

4. What kind of tears does Medea weep during the night after she agrees to help Jason?

5. While the heroes are on the way to Magnesian Pagasai, what does the text compare the heroes to?

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