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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 does Jason kill in an ambush with Medea?
(a) Aietes.
(b) Typhius.
(c) Medea's brother.
(d) Hercules.

2. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts to avoid as they proceed to Bithynians?
(a) The reefs.
(b) The rocks.
(c) The Sirens.
(d) The sea vines.

3. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?
(a) Equal to the number of men that return.
(b) Equal to the number of men who go on the voyage.
(c) Equal to the number of men who die during the voyage.
(d) 1,000.

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

5. Who is Phineus's wife?
(a) Kleopatra.
(b) Dalila.
(c) Acnath.
(d) Femi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protects Jason and the others as they walk to Aietes' palace?

2. What does Jason promise Medea when she offers to help him get the fleece?

3. Who, as told in a reflection, did Jason carry across a flooded stream?

4. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?

5. What about Ganymede fills Zeus with desire?

(see the answer key)

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