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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 starts to play the lyre and sing while two men fight before the Agro leaves on its journey?
(a) Orpheus.
(b) Ophion.
(c) Pelion.
(d) Tiphys.

2. What does Medea cut off and leave for her mother as a memorial of her virginity?
(a) Her garder.
(b) A lock of hair.
(c) Her chastity ring.
(d) Her chastity belt.

3. Upon which goddess does the success of the Argonauts journey depend?
(a) Iris.
(b) Hera.
(c) Nyx.
(d) Aphrodite.

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

5. What physical attribute of Apollo's may only his mother, Leto, touch?
(a) His hair.
(b) His face.
(c) His lips.
(d) His hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jason wish the crew to offer a sacrifice to before they begin their journey?

2. What items do the men, while preparing to ready the Argo, lay out on a rock?

3. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?

4. Why does Jason say that their hopes of returning safely to Hellas are slim?

5. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts to avoid as they proceed to Bithynians?

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