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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of winds are the men waiting for before they leave the port in Book 1?
(a) God-sent.
(b) Favorable.
(c) Strong.
(d) Mighty.

2. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts they must release to make it through their first challenge after leaving him?
(a) A raven.
(b) An ox.
(c) A dove.
(d) An albatross.

3. From what goddess do the Amazon women descend from?
(a) Derceto.
(b) Circe.
(c) Eos.
(d) Ares.

4. What wish does Phineus ask of the gods after he finishes the tale of the Argonauts journey?
(a) Death.
(b) Sight.
(c) A full stomach.
(d) A blessing.

5. Who dies as the result of a boar attack while leaving from Lykos's lands?
(a) Idmon.
(b) Polydeukes.
(c) Lykos' son.
(d) Peleus.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose sons does Lykos build a shine to on the Acherousian headlands?

2. After Jason prays for the safe passage and return of the Argo, what does he throw?

3. Who hits the ox on the head to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?

4. Which part of the ox is sacrificed, prior the Agro leaving Hellas?

5. What goddess does Jason ask his mother to seek guidance from (as he leaves for the Argos)?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Phineus finds out that the Harpes are gone forever, what does he wish for?

2. Why do Idmon and Idas begin to fight prior to setting sail from Hellas?

3. Why are the Argonauts chosen to sail with Jason?

4. What does Jason tell the Argonauts to do when they reach Colchis?

5. What does Jason's mother say she wishes would happen before Jason leaves on his voyage?

6. What must the Argonauts do to ensure that they make it through the Clashing Rocks?

7. What punishment does Phineus receive for angering Zeus?

8. Who do the Argonauts first choose as their leader and what does that man say?

9. Prior to leaving Hellas on their journey, what do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo?

10. What do the Argonauts do to set a trap for the Harpies?

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