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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 gave the Argo the "divine plank of Dodonan"?
(a) Athena.
(b) Posiedon.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Aphrodite.

2. Whose is Telamon's grandfather?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Nereus.
(d) Tartarus.

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

4. What inanimate object aboard the Argos speaks with a human voice telling them of their punishment for killing Apsyrtos?
(a) The mast.
(b) An oar.
(c) The steering wheel.
(d) The sails.

5. What type of animal does Kirke use to soak Jason and Medea's hands in blood?
(a) A boar.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A dove.
(d) A pig.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the son of Thetis?

2. What area does Medea step out onto from the Argo as she comes to the place where the fleece is?

3. How many men, from the Assyrian territory, join the Argonauts

4. During the sacrifice prior to leaving Hellas, what does Aison pour over the ox's sacrificial meat as it burning?

5. What bird impales itself on the ships' sternpost?

(see the answer key)

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