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

2. What does the dragon, who guards the fleece, fail to do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Breathe fire.
(c) Roar.
(d) Hear, it is deaf.

3. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Pagasai.
(b) Ankaios.
(c) Tiphys.
(d) Idas.

4. What kind of tears does Medea weep during the night after she agrees to help Jason?
(a) Tears of joy.
(b) Tears of pity.
(c) Tears of dishonor.
(d) Tears of fear.

5. According to the oracle, what would the man who is going to kill Pelias be wearing?
(a) A blood-stained robe.
(b) A vest of gold.
(c) One shoe.
(d) A crown of olive leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom are the Islands of the Brygoi dedicated to?

2. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?

3. What god devises a "plan" to cleanse the Argonauts of the "blood of the murder" that they carry after killing Apsyrtos?

4. What about Ganymede fills Zeus with desire?

5. What animal speaks to Jason and Moposos to tell them of the plan for Jason to meet Medea?

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