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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. Who does Argos tell Jason they must win over to help Jason with his challenge?
(a) Aietes.
(b) Athena.
(c) Medea.
(d) Hera.

2. Why does Aietes beleive that Jason has come from Hellas?
(a) To steal his daughter.
(b) To marry his queen.
(c) To gain his throne.
(d) To get the fleece.

3. As darkness brought on the first night at Bebrykian, what sounds kept many from sleeping?
(a) The cries of the burn victims.
(b) The cries of the Queen.
(c) The cries of the widows.
(d) The cries of the gulls.

4. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?
(a) Aloes.
(b) Kasto.
(c) Pellen.
(d) Lynkeus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many streams flowed from the Aietes' palace doors?

2. What goddess does Medea invoke while approaching the guardian dragon?

3. Who was the first person that the men aboard the Argo wanted as their leader?

4. Whom had Lykos met, from the Argonauts, prior to their visit now?

5. What had Hephaistos fashioned for Aietes' palace that had a bronze mouth and breathed fire?

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