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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. What god devises a "plan" to cleanse the Argonauts of the "blood of the murder" that they carry after killing Apsyrtos?
(a) Hera.
(b) Athena.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Zeus.

2. Whose home was Gyrton?
(a) Larisa.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Cheiron.
(d) Coronos.

3. Who does Hera bid to come see her from the sea after Jason and Medea leave Kirke's home?
(a) Thetis.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Athena.

4. What, upon the night of Phineus's quest tale, do the Argonauts offer as sacrifice to Apollo?
(a) 4 oxen.
(b) 6 sheep.
(c) 2 sheep.
(d) 1 oxen.

5. What two men fought before the Agro left Hellas on its journey?
(a) Idas and Idmon.
(b) Ankaios and Hercales.
(c) Idmon and Jason.
(d) Jason and Hercales.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Athena about a possible plan to insure the Argonauts success?

2. Who is the son of Thetis?

3. In the Plain of Kirke, what hangs from the elm and willow branches?

4. What gift do the Argonauts give to the Hylleans?

5. Who steals all of Phineus's food?

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