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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. To where do the Harpies retire to after being banished from the Floating Islands?
(a) Across the sea.
(b) A cave.
(c) Up to Olympos.
(d) Hell.

2. What is the name of the people who came to make alliances with the Argonauts since they had beaten the Bebrykians?
(a) Lynkoneroes.
(b) Mariandynoi.
(c) Scions.
(d) Dientiertes.

3. To whom did the Amazon queens have a shine built?
(a) Hera.
(b) Athena.
(c) Ares.
(d) Demeter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the dragon, who guards the fleece, fail to do?

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

3. Upon which goddess does the success of the Argonauts journey depend?

4. How many "measures" must Jason plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?

5. After leaving Bebrykian, upon what shores do the Argonauts land?

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