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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Four: Homeward Bound.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift do the Argonauts give to the Hylleans?
(a) A barrel of sought after wine.
(b) A tripod of Apollo.
(c) A robe of gold.
(d) A supply of fresh-water fish.

2. Who does Jason wish the crew to offer a sacrifice to before they begin their journey?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Athena.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Phoibos.

3. What goddess does Medea invoke while approaching the guardian dragon?
(a) Hecate.
(b) Iris.
(c) Nemesis.
(d) Pheme.

4. Whose "famous deeds" is the narrator speaking of in the opening of Book I?
(a) Wise and stong men.
(b) Pillars of men.
(c) The lovers of Aphrodite.
(d) Men of old.

5. How many daughters does Aietes have?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What muse does the narrator ask to "stand beside" him and tell of how Jason procured the Golden Fleece?

2. In the Plain of Kirke, what hangs from the elm and willow branches?

3. What gods does Aietes call to as Jason and the Argonauts flee from Aietes's land?

4. What does Jason place over the fleece to keep it safe?

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

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