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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creature was Apollo known for killing when he was a young child?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A minotaur.
(c) A serpent.
(d) A cyclops.

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

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

4. According to the oracle, what would the man who is going to kill Pelias be wearing?
(a) A blood-stained robe.
(b) A crown of olive leaves.
(c) One shoe.
(d) A vest of gold.

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

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

7. In Mariandynoi, where does the "path which descends" lead to?
(a) The lush valleys.
(b) Hades.
(c) The cave of the Sirens.
(d) The Golden Fleece.

8. To whose sons does Lykos build a shine to on the Acherousian headlands?
(a) Jason and the Argonauts.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hercales.
(d) The sons of Tyndareos.

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

10. Who does Jason wish the crew to offer a sacrifice to before they begin their journey?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Athena.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Phoibos.

11. What is the name of the girl who keeps her flock by the marshes of Peneios?
(a) Kyrene.
(b) Syenthe.
(c) Tresa.
(d) Loyos.

12. Who is Jason's mother?
(a) Boreas.
(b) Minyas.
(c) Alkimede.
(d) Pagasai.

13. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts they must release to make it through their first challenge after leaving him?
(a) A dove.
(b) A raven.
(c) An ox.
(d) An albatross.

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

15. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?
(a) Sing praises to the gods.
(b) Stay in the house.
(c) Come with him to the docks.
(d) Offer a beast as sacrifice to the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crime did Paraibious's father commit so that all of his children would be punished?

2. For how many days do the Argonauts mourn the death of their fellow sailor (the one who perishes from a boar attack)?

3. After the men had placed the Argo in the water, what was the first task men needed to be assigned to?

4. What color is the bow that Apollo (the Son of Leto) carries?

5. Who gave the Argo the "divine plank of Dodonan"?

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