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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 is the name of the mortal that both Zeus and Apollo fail to "deflower"?
(a) Carynthe.
(b) Sinope.
(c) Darimerte.
(d) Bronzerte.

2. On what coast does Jason travel to to meet the Argo?
(a) Pagasai.
(b) Lykia.
(c) Pytho.
(d) Xanthos.

3. What items do the men, while preparing to ready the Argo, lay out on a rock?
(a) Their voyage logs.
(b) Their weapons.
(c) Their clothes.
(d) Their meat to dry.

4. What type of hide does Argos wear as he came to meet Jason?
(a) Bull.
(b) Elk.
(c) Lion.
(d) Bear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as soon as the Argonauts make it through the Clashing Rocks?

2. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?

3. What does Medea fear so much that she decides not to kill herself on the night she agrees to help Jason?

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

5. Who does Jason kill in an ambush with Medea?

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