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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal speaks to Jason and Moposos to tell them of the plan for Jason to meet Medea?
(a) A bull.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A crow.
(d) A dove.

2. Why does Aietes beleive that Jason has come from Hellas?
(a) To get the fleece.
(b) To gain his throne.
(c) To steal his daughter.
(d) To marry his queen.

3. What is Kirke doing when the Argonauts find her?
(a) Weaving a robe.
(b) Purifying her head.
(c) Collecting blood.
(d) Crying.

4. Who devises a plan regarding the continuation of the voyage after the battle with the Colchians?
(a) Medea.
(b) Aiakos.
(c) Jason.
(d) Peleus.

5. How many "measures" must Jason plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

6. 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 kill her father.
(b) To steal the bulls.
(c) To overthrow her father.
(d) To marry her.

7. What muse does the narrator ask to "stand beside" him and tell of how Jason procured the Golden Fleece?
(a) Aoide.
(b) Mneme.
(c) Erato.
(d) Melete.

8. What happens to the women of the Plain of Kirke when they die?
(a) They are cremated.
(b) They are put on boats and put out to sea.
(c) They buried in the earth.
(d) They are placed in a sacrifical tomb to Zeus.

9. What inanimate object aboard the Argos speaks with a human voice telling them of their punishment for killing Apsyrtos?
(a) The steering wheel.
(b) The mast.
(c) The sails.
(d) An oar.

10. What does Kypris promise Eros if he shoots the daughter of Aietes with an arrow?
(a) Zeus' ball.
(b) A kindgom of his own.
(c) A bride.
(d) A child to play with.

11. What about Ganymede fills Zeus with desire?
(a) His physical strength.
(b) His beauty.
(c) His weakness for wine.
(d) His emotion.

12. Who is the son of Thetis?
(a) Aietes.
(b) Hercales.
(c) Jason.
(d) Achilles.

13. On the island of Aithalia, what objects do the Argonauts use to wipe their sweat?
(a) Grave markers.
(b) Tea leaves.
(c) Dove feathers.
(d) Pebbles.

14. On the third day at sea, who does Medea say an offering needs to be made to?
(a) Athena.
(b) Hecate.
(c) Hera.
(d) Poseidon.

15. What type of animal does Kirke use to soak Jason and Medea's hands in blood?
(a) A pig.
(b) A dove.
(c) A boar.
(d) A sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator compare the light given off of the fleece to?

2. If Chalkiope's sons perish, what does she swear to do to Medea if Medea fails to keep them safe?

3. What are Kirke's beasts made of?

4. What does Jason promise Medea when she offers to help him get the fleece?

5. To whom are the Islands of the Brygoi dedicated to?

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