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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is given the task of guiding the rudder of the Agro?
(a) Pytho.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Aison.
(d) Hellas.

2. What is the name of the mortal that both Zeus and Apollo fail to "deflower"?
(a) Darimerte.
(b) Sinope.
(c) Bronzerte.
(d) Carynthe.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. After Jason prays for the safe passage and return of the Argo, what does he throw?
(a) Wheat-grains.
(b) Barley-grains.
(c) Oat-grains.
(d) Soybeans.

10. As darkness brought on the first night at Bebrykian, what sounds kept many from sleeping?
(a) The cries of the widows.
(b) The cries of the Queen.
(c) The cries of the gulls.
(d) The cries of the burn victims.

11. To where do the Harpies retire to after being banished from the Floating Islands?
(a) Hell.
(b) A cave.
(c) Across the sea.
(d) Up to Olympos.

12. When learning of Heracles's origins, what animal does he have in chains?
(a) A lion.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A boar.
(d) A bear.

13. In what art is Mopsus skilled?
(a) The god's art.
(b) The art of iron.
(c) The seer's art.
(d) The art of sculpture.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which goddess leapt onto a cloud as the Argo departed from Phineus's land?

2. What animal does the son of Leto state has shown him of the "ill-omens" of the journey that the men are getting ready to embark upon?

3. Where do the Mossynoikoi get their name from?

4. What do the Argonauts sacrifice to cleanse Phineus?

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

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