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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?
(a) Cows.
(b) Goats.
(c) Oxen.
(d) Sheep.

2. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?
(a) Birch.
(b) Cypress.
(c) Pine.
(d) Oak.

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

4. Who rules over Eleans?
(a) Helios.
(b) Oineus.
(c) Augeias.
(d) Kepheus.

5. Who is Phineus's father?
(a) Thyias.
(b) Agenor.
(c) Zetes.
(d) Leto.

6. While the heroes are on the way to Magnesian Pagasai, what does the text compare the heroes to?
(a) Lightning bolts.
(b) Blooming flowers.
(c) Golden shields.
(d) Bright stars.

7. What goddess does Jason ask his mother to seek guidance from (as he leaves for the Argos)?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Hera.
(c) Athena.
(d) Demeter.

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

9. When singing of the lineage of heroes, who does the narrator state inspires his song?
(a) Hera.
(b) The Muses.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Jason.

10. After the men had placed the Argo in the water, what was the first task men needed to be assigned to?
(a) Rowing-bench seats.
(b) Deck watch shifts.
(c) Steering schedules.
(d) Sleeping schedules.

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

12. Who lost the boxing match?
(a) King Amykos.
(b) Jason.
(c) Polydeukes.
(d) Pelion.

13. What crime did Paraibious's father commit so that all of his children would be punished?
(a) He refused to sacrifice a labm to Zeus.
(b) He cursed Hera.
(c) He killed a nymph.
(d) He cut down a tree.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of the ox is sacrificed, prior the Agro leaving Hellas?

2. 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?

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

4. Who was the first person to address the crew of the Argo before it set sail?

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

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