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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the first person to address the crew of the Argo before it set sail?
(a) The son of Argos.
(b) The son of Aphrodite.
(c) The son of Phoibos.
(d) The son of Aison.

3. According to Phineus's tale, what will the Argonauts come upon first after leaving him?
(a) The Great Sea's Divide.
(b) The Sirens.
(c) The lair of the Harpies.
(d) The Dark Rocks.

4. What do the Argonauts sacrifice to cleanse Phineus?
(a) A dove.
(b) An ox.
(c) A goat.
(d) A sheep.

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

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

7. Which goddess helped Jason to get the Argos?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Hera.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Athena.

8. Who tells the Argonauts of his fears regarding the journey after successfully traversing the Clashing Rocks?
(a) Jason.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Kalpe.
(d) Leto.

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

10. 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) Steal his queen.
(c) Overthrow Pelias.
(d) Set fire to the palace.

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

12. What name does Phineus call Zeus by?
(a) The Sin Redeemer.
(b) The Evoker.
(c) The Taker.
(d) The Fury.

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

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

15. Who volunteers to box against King Amykos?
(a) Polydeukes.
(b) Hercales.
(c) Jason.
(d) Tiphys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom had Lykos met, from the Argonauts, prior to their visit now?

2. When Jason arrives at Anaurus, to whom the banquet was in honor of?

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

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

5. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?

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