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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. Which part of the ox is sacrificed, prior the Agro leaving Hellas?
(a) The thigh pieces.
(b) The heart.
(c) The breast pieces.
(d) The interanal organs.

2. What is the name of the island where Poseidon settled his daughter after she had been taken by Phlius?
(a) "Siren Island."
(b) "Black Kerkyra."
(c) "Phlius's Nightmare."
(d) "Poseidon's Rage."

3. Who protects Jason and the others as they walk to Aietes' palace?
(a) Bia.
(b) Athena.
(c) Hera.
(d) Hestia.

4. Who tells the Argonauts of his fears regarding the journey after successfully traversing the Clashing Rocks?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Leto.
(c) Jason.
(d) Kalpe.

5. When singing of the lineage of heroes, who does the narrator state inspires his song?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Hera.
(c) The Muses.
(d) Jason.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Hera tell to blow a Zephyr wind to help the Argonauts to reach Alkinoos?

3. What gift does the Argonauts send to Apsyrtos, as part of their plan to deceive him?

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

5. Who dies as the result of a boar attack while leaving from Lykos's lands?

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