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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who gave the Argo the "divine plank of Dodonan"?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Athena.
(c) Posiedon.
(d) Demeter.
2. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?
(a) Kasto.
(b) Aloes.
(c) Lynkeus.
(d) Pellen.
3. 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.
4. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts they must release to make it through their first challenge after leaving him?
(a) A dove.
(b) An albatross.
(c) An ox.
(d) A raven.
5. From what goddess do the Amazon women descend from?
(a) Eos.
(b) Ares.
(c) Derceto.
(d) Circe.
6. What happens as soon as the Argonauts make it through the Clashing Rocks?
(a) The rocks became seafoam.
(b) The rocks sink into the sea.
(c) The rocks burst apart.
(d) The rocks fuse together.
7. What items do the men, while preparing to ready the Argo, lay out on a rock?
(a) Their clothes.
(b) Their weapons.
(c) Their meat to dry.
(d) Their voyage logs.
8. In Mariandynoi, where does the "path which descends" lead to?
(a) Hades.
(b) The lush valleys.
(c) The cave of the Sirens.
(d) The Golden Fleece.
9. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Idas.
(b) Pagasai.
(c) Tiphys.
(d) Ankaios.
10. What type of tree is the Argo tied to upon the shores of Bebrykian?
(a) A great oak.
(b) A laurel tree.
(c) A cypress tree.
(d) A redwood.
11. Who hits the ox on the head to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Leto.
(b) Pytho.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Jason.
12. What physical attribute of Apollo's may only his mother, Leto, touch?
(a) His face.
(b) His hair.
(c) His lips.
(d) His hand.
13. To where do the Harpies retire to after being banished from the Floating Islands?
(a) Across the sea.
(b) A cave.
(c) Hell.
(d) Up to Olympos.
14. To whom did the Amazon queens have a shine built?
(a) Hera.
(b) Athena.
(c) Ares.
(d) Demeter.
15. According to the oracle, what would the man who is going to kill Pelias be wearing?
(a) A crown of olive leaves.
(b) One shoe.
(c) A blood-stained robe.
(d) A vest of gold.
Short Answer Questions
1. After Jason prays for the safe passage and return of the Argo, what does he throw?
2. What color is the bow that Apollo (the Son of Leto) carries?
3. Whose home was Gyrton?
4. Who is given the honor of sitting in the middle benches?
5. How many men, from the Assyrian territory, join the Argonauts
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