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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jason kill in an ambush with Medea?
(a) Typhius.
(b) Aietes.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Medea's brother.

2. Who does Eros crouch by when he shoots an arrow at Medea?
(a) Eidyia.
(b) Chalkiope.
(c) Jason.
(d) Aietes.

3. How many times does Medea call out to Phrontis?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

4. How is Jason related to Aietes?
(a) Jason's father and Aietes' father are brothers.
(b) Aietes' mother is Jason's aunt.
(c) Jason is a distant cousin of Aietes' father.
(d) Aietes' father is Jason's uncle.

5. What gift do the Argonauts give to the Hylleans?
(a) A robe of gold.
(b) A barrel of sought after wine.
(c) A tripod of Apollo.
(d) A supply of fresh-water fish.

6. Who does Hera ask to watch for Medea and Jason's leave from Kirke's house?
(a) Iris.
(b) Nike.
(c) Nymphs.
(d) Sirens.

7. Who did Hera give Thetis as a husband?
(a) Thesus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Perseus.
(d) Peleus.

8. After Agros spoke to the Argonauts about the path home, what do they see that marked the path they were to take?
(a) A flock of gulls.
(b) A dove in flight.
(c) A radiant light.
(d) A furrow in the water.

9. Who, as told in a reflection, did Jason carry across a flooded stream?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Kypris.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

10. At the "first glow of dawn", what does Medea place on her head as she goes to meet Jason for the first time?
(a) A red scarf.
(b) A black scarf.
(c) A royal-blue veil.
(d) A silver-white veil.

11. Who does Mopsos tell the Argonauts to "call upon" for help to insure that they will all return safely home?
(a) Metis.
(b) Kythereia.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

12. Who asks Athena about a possible plan to insure the Argonauts success?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hera.
(d) Demeter.

13. What are Kirke's beasts made of?
(a) Jumbled limbs.
(b) Wings of falcons and legs of lions.
(c) The hearts and eyes of murdered men.
(d) Torsos of men with legs of lions and heads of bears.

14. Medea, during her dream, does not think that Jason is there for the fleece. What does her dream tell her he is there for?
(a) To overthrow her father.
(b) To kill her father.
(c) To steal the bulls.
(d) To marry her.

15. What area does Medea step out onto from the Argo as she comes to the place where the fleece is?
(a) "Zeus' Bed."
(b) "The Bull's Bed."
(c) "The Ram's Bed."
(d) "Aiolos' Bed."

Short Answer Questions

1. What color do the eyes of a Colchian glitter?

2. On the island of Aithalia, what objects do the Argonauts use to wipe their sweat?

3. Who does Hera tell to blow a Zephyr wind to help the Argonauts to reach Alkinoos?

4. What goddess does Medea invoke while approaching the guardian dragon?

5. Who awoke in terror as Medea and Jason approached the dragon?

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