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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Medea cut off and leave for her mother as a memorial of her virginity?
(a) A lock of hair.
(b) Her chastity belt.
(c) Her chastity ring.
(d) Her garder.

2. What goddess does Medea invoke while approaching the guardian dragon?
(a) Iris.
(b) Nemesis.
(c) Pheme.
(d) Hecate.

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

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

5. Whose is Telamon's grandfather?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Nereus.
(d) Zeus.

6. Who fell from Helios's chariot into the waters of Eridanos?
(a) Nereids.
(b) Phaethon.
(c) Mania.
(d) Pheme.

7. What is the name of the island where Poseidon settled his daughter after she had been taken by Phlius?
(a) "Poseidon's Rage."
(b) "Siren Island."
(c) "Phlius's Nightmare."
(d) "Black Kerkyra."

8. What had Hephaistos fashioned for Aietes' palace that had a bronze mouth and breathed fire?
(a) Bulls.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Serpents.
(d) Lions.

9. How many streams flowed from the Aietes' palace doors?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

10. Who is Kirke the sister of?
(a) Medea.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Aietes.
(d) Apsyrtos.

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

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

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

14. Who places a grievous fear in Medea's heart regarding her part in helping Jason succeed?
(a) Athena.
(b) Hera.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Her servant.

15. What goddess was rising as Medea fled the castle?
(a) Themis.
(b) Moon.
(c) Alectrona.
(d) Nike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift do the Argonauts give to the Hylleans?

2. How many daughters does Aietes have?

3. Which goddess causes Medea to change her mind about killing herself?

4. What type of animal does Kirke use to soak Jason and Medea's hands in blood?

5. Who does the narrator ask to reveal the thoughts of Medea at the opening of Book Four?

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