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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. After Jason completed his challenge, what does Aietes spend all night pondering?
(a) How to kill all of the Argonauts.
(b) How to punish Medea.
(c) How to refuse the giving of the fleece.
(d) How to gain back his peoples' faith.

2. Whose scepter does Jason take with him to speak to Aietes in regard to the fleece?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Erinyes.
(c) Helios.
(d) Tyche.

3. Who is Kirke the sister of?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Aietes.
(c) Medea.
(d) Apsyrtos.

4. What bird impales itself on the ships' sternpost?
(a) A eagle.
(b) A hawk.
(c) An egret.
(d) A black-kit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Eros crouch by when he shoots an arrow at Medea?

2. Why does Aietes beleive that Jason has come from Hellas?

3. After Agros spoke to the Argonauts about the path home, what do they see that marked the path they were to take?

4. What does Medea promise to do to the dragon so that Jason may get the fleece?

5. Who does Mopsos tell the Argonauts to "call upon" for help to insure that they will all return safely home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Hera like Jason so much?

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

5. What happens that leads Mopsos to believe that Jason will be successful in meeting Aietes's challenge?

6. Why does Jason agree to take Medea away from her father's lands?

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

8. Why is Erato called Erato?

9. What did Aeites have Hephaistos make for his palace?

10. How does Hera convince Thetis to help the Argonauts?

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