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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. To where do the Harpies retire to after being banished from the Floating Islands?
(a) Hell.
(b) Across the sea.
(c) A cave.
(d) Up to Olympos.

2. Who rules over Eleans?
(a) Kepheus.
(b) Helios.
(c) Augeias.
(d) Oineus.

3. What two men fought before the Agro left Hellas on its journey?
(a) Idas and Idmon.
(b) Ankaios and Hercales.
(c) Idmon and Jason.
(d) Jason and Hercales.

4. Who is the father of Polyphemus?
(a) Larisa.
(b) Asterion.
(c) Cometes.
(d) Eilatus.

5. As darkness brought on the first night at Bebrykian, what sounds kept many from sleeping?
(a) The cries of the widows.
(b) The cries of the gulls.
(c) The cries of the Queen.
(d) The cries of the burn victims.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies as the result of a boar attack while leaving from Lykos's lands?

2. In what art is Mopsus skilled?

3. What type of tree is the Argo tied to upon the shores of Bebrykian?

4. What is the name of the mortal that both Zeus and Apollo fail to "deflower"?

5. From what weapon's wound does Sthenelos die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hypsipyle do to save her father from being murdered by the Leminan women?

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

3. Why is the land where Sthenelos's tomb resides called "Lyre"?

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

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

6. What is the history of Orpheus?

7. Why does Hercales tell the Argonauts that they must continue upon their journey and leave the Leminan women?

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

9. Why was Phineus being punished by Zeus?

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

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