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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. For how many days do the Argonauts mourn the death of their fellow sailor (the one who perishes from a boar attack)?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 3 days.

2. What goddess was rising as Medea fled the castle?
(a) Moon.
(b) Alectrona.
(c) Themis.
(d) Nike.

3. Who is the father of Polyphemus?
(a) Asterion.
(b) Larisa.
(c) Eilatus.
(d) Cometes.

4. What does the narrator compare the light given off of the fleece to?
(a) Zeus's lightning.
(b) Apollo's light.
(c) Aphrodite's beauty.
(d) Aether's light.

5. Who did Hera give Thetis as a husband?
(a) Peleus.
(b) Thesus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Perseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of winds are the men waiting for before they leave the port in Book 1?

2. According to Phineus's tale, what will the Argonauts come upon first after leaving him?

3. At the "first glow of dawn", what does Medea place on her head as she goes to meet Jason for the first time?

4. Who does Eros crouch by when he shoots an arrow at Medea?

5. Who starts to play the lyre and sing while two men fight before the Agro leaves on its journey?

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