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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 happens as soon as the Argonauts make it through the Clashing Rocks?
(a) The rocks burst apart.
(b) The rocks sink into the sea.
(c) The rocks fuse together.
(d) The rocks became seafoam.

2. What does Aietes bury in the furrows that he plows with the bronze-hoofed bulls?
(a) Tears of Hera.
(b) Grain-seed.
(c) Zeus' broken lightning bolts.
(d) Teeth.

3. What type of tree is the Argo tied to upon the shores of Bebrykian?
(a) A laurel tree.
(b) A great oak.
(c) A cypress tree.
(d) A redwood.

4. To whom does Phineus lose his eyesight to?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Jason.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Athena.

5. From what weapon's wound does Sthenelos die?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A sword.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A Harpie's claws.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days do the Argonauts stay on Lykos's land?

2. To whose sons does Lykos build a shine to on the Acherousian headlands?

3. To where do the Harpies retire to after being banished from the Floating Islands?

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

5. Who gave the Argo the "divine plank of Dodonan"?

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