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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. Why do the slaves, maidservants, Jason, and his mother all gather together in his home?
(a) To bid Jason farewell.
(b) Jason's father is dying.
(c) A child is being born.
(d) Jason's mother is dying.

2. How many men, from the Assyrian territory, join the Argonauts
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

3. Who do the men celebrate during their first night at Bebrykian?
(a) Zeus.
(b) The Therapnaian son of Zeus.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Jason.

4. What name does Phineus call Zeus by?
(a) The Fury.
(b) The Sin Redeemer.
(c) The Taker.
(d) The Evoker.

5. According to Phineus's tale, what will the Argonauts come upon first after leaving him?
(a) The Dark Rocks.
(b) The Sirens.
(c) The Great Sea's Divide.
(d) The lair of the Harpies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steals all of Phineus's food?

2. Who starts to play the lyre and sing while two men fight before the Agro leaves on its journey?

3. To whom did the Amazon queens have a shine built?

4. Upon which goddess does the success of the Argonauts journey depend?

5. Who is Phineus's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to make the Harpies go away and leave Phineus alone forever?

2. What does Idmon tell the Argonauts prior to them leaving on their voyage?

3. What song does Orpheus sing to stop Idmon and Idas from fighting?

4. What does Amykos require of all men who try to leave his lands?

5. What do the Argonauts do before they leave Phineus?

6. Why is the ship the Argo so special?

7. Why have the women of Sintian killed the entire male population of the island?

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

9. What happens to Amykos during his boxing match with Polydeukes?

10. Why was Phineus being punished by Zeus?

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