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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what coast does Jason travel to to meet the Argo?
(a) Lykia.
(b) Pagasai.
(c) Xanthos.
(d) Pytho.

2. Who does Orpheus marry?
(a) Aeson.
(b) Cheiron.
(c) Oeagrus.
(d) Pandora.

3. Who gave the orders for the men to all pull the Argo into the channel?
(a) Pelion.
(b) Hercales.
(c) Tiphys.
(d) Jason.

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

5. Who do the men celebrate during their first night at Bebrykian?
(a) Zeus.
(b) The Therapnaian son of Zeus.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Jason.

6. Whom had Lykos met, from the Argonauts, prior to their visit now?
(a) Jason.
(b) Athena.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Leto.

7. For how many days do the Argonauts stay on Lykos's land?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 23.

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

9. Who is given the honor of sitting in the middle benches?
(a) Leto.
(b) Hercales.
(c) Jason.
(d) Argos.

10. Who is the "god of the shore"?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Dionysus.

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

12. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?
(a) Kasto.
(b) Pellen.
(c) Lynkeus.
(d) Aloes.

13. Which goddess does Pelias ignore during the feast?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

14. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Pagasai.
(c) Idas.
(d) Ankaios.

15. What type of tree is the Argo tied to upon the shores of Bebrykian?
(a) A redwood.
(b) A laurel tree.
(c) A great oak.
(d) A cypress tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose sons does Lykos build a shine to on the Acherousian headlands?

2. What do the Argonauts sacrifice to cleanse Phineus?

3. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?

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

5. Who lost the boxing match?

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