The Argonautika: The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Argonautika: The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who speaks first after the Argo passes safely through the Clashing Rocks?
(a) Jason.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Iris.
(d) Athena.

2. What color is the bow that Apollo (the Son of Leto) carries?
(a) Gold.
(b) Green.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Silver.

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

4. When the heroes are to arrive at Aietes palace, what does the narrator say they will do if Pelias does not give them the fleece?
(a) Kill everyone.
(b) Set fire to the palace.
(c) Overthrow Pelias.
(d) Steal his queen.

5. After leaving Bebrykian, upon what shores do the Argonauts land?
(a) Syndor.
(b) Crossetuer.
(c) Matachian.
(d) Thynian.

6. What goddess allows Sthenelos to watch the Agro pass before his tomb?
(a) Castalia.
(b) Hera.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Aega.

7. How many men, from the Assyrian territory, join the Argonauts
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

8. Who does Lykos send on with the Argonauts on their journey?
(a) Rietchen.
(b) Damaskas.
(c) Trination.
(d) Daskylos.

9. What goddess keeps Zetes and Kalias from killing the Harpies?
(a) Iris.
(b) Nyx.
(c) Athena.
(d) Aura.

10. Why do the slaves, maidservants, Jason, and his mother all gather together in his home?
(a) Jason's mother is dying.
(b) Jason's father is dying.
(c) A child is being born.
(d) To bid Jason farewell.

11. What does the dragon, who guards the fleece, fail to do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Roar.
(c) Hear, it is deaf.
(d) Breathe fire.

12. What do the sailors, of the Argo, lay on the sand to rest prior to their leaving Hellas?
(a) The ship's oars.
(b) Ox hides.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Blankets made by their wives.

13. To whom does Phineus lose his eyesight to?
(a) Hercales.
(b) Jason.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Athena.

14. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?
(a) 1,000.
(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) Equal to the number of men that return.

15. What happens as soon as the Argonauts make it through the Clashing Rocks?
(a) The rocks fuse together.
(b) The rocks burst apart.
(c) The rocks became seafoam.
(d) The rocks sink into the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl who keeps her flock by the marshes of Peneios?

2. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?

3. From what goddess do the Amazon women descend from?

4. As darkness brought on the first night at Bebrykian, what sounds kept many from sleeping?

5. What wish does Phineus ask of the gods after he finishes the tale of the Argonauts journey?

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