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

2. Who does Argos tell Jason they must win over to help Jason with his challenge?
(a) Hera.
(b) Medea.
(c) Aietes.
(d) Athena.

3. Who does Hera ask to watch for Medea and Jason's leave from Kirke's house?
(a) Nike.
(b) Nymphs.
(c) Iris.
(d) Sirens.

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

5. What area does Medea step out onto from the Argo as she comes to the place where the fleece is?
(a) "Aiolos' Bed."
(b) "The Ram's Bed."
(c) "Zeus' Bed."
(d) "The Bull's Bed."

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird impales itself on the ships' sternpost?

2. Who does Kypris say should be cursed if they cannot help the goddesses achieve success for the Argonauts?

3. What kind of tears does Medea weep during the night after she agrees to help Jason?

4. Whose priestess was Medea?

5. On the night that Medea agrees to help Jason, to what stars do the sailors on the open see look at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What precaution does Aietes give to Jason about the challenge?

2. After Jason completes Aietes's challenge, what does Aietes do?

3. What does Medea normally do during the day?

4. What does Medea do as she leaves her father's palace?

5. Describe the four springs that flow from Aietes's palace.

6. What does Aietes threaten his people with after he finds out that Jason has Medea?

7. What happens that makes Aietes wary of his own family?

8. What does Medea do to create the drug to be used on the bulls?

9. What does Kirke have to do to cleanse Jason and Medea of the murder?

10. Why does Hera seek out Kypris (Aphrodite) to help Jason's quest?

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