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

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

3. What herb does Medea use on the dragon?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Eucalyptus.
(c) Mint.
(d) Juniper.

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

5. What color do the eyes of a Colchian glitter?
(a) Green.
(b) Gold.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What muse does the narrator ask to "stand beside" him and tell of how Jason procured the Golden Fleece?

2. Whose voice is heard by the Argonauts as they enter the Rhodanos?

3. Who is the steersman on the voyage back to Hellas?

4. What does Medea say she will do after Jason finds success in his challenge and leaves her father's lands?

5. Who helped the Argonauts escape from their enemies at sea by sending lightning flashes from the sky?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Medea tell Jason will happen if he breaks his promise to her?

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

3. What does it take for Kypris to convince Eros to bewitch Medea?

4. Why do the Argonauts think that Jason should not protect Medea?

5. What challenge does Aietes pose to Jason in exchange for the Golden Fleece?

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

7. Why does the narrator ask the Muse to tell the story of Book Four?

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

9. Why is Erato called Erato?

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

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