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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 Agros spoke to the Argonauts about the path home, what do they see that marked the path they were to take?
(a) A dove in flight.
(b) A radiant light.
(c) A flock of gulls.
(d) A furrow in the water.

2. What does Medea kiss as she leaves the palace to flee with Jason?
(a) Her vanity.
(b) Her bed.
(c) Her window.
(d) Her royal robes.

3. Who is the steersman on the voyage back to Hellas?
(a) Ankaios.
(b) Jason.
(c) Typhios.
(d) Hercales.

4. What type of animal does Kirke use to soak Jason and Medea's hands in blood?
(a) A boar.
(b) A dove.
(c) A pig.
(d) A sheep.

5. What gift does the Argonauts send to Apsyrtos, as part of their plan to deceive him?
(a) A lightning bolt from Zeus.
(b) The shoes of Hermes.
(c) The holy, purple robe of Hypsipyle.
(d) An arrow from Eros.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many times does Medea call out to Phrontis?

4. Where does Kypris find Eros playing with knucklebones with Ganymede?

5. After Jason completed his challenge, what does Aietes spend all night pondering?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Hera like Jason so much?

4. What does Medea normally do during the day?

5. Why does Medea decide to go to Jason and flee her father's lands?

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

7. What does Medea ask of her maids in regard to her plan to help Jason?

8. What does Jason promise Medea after she asks him to take her with him?

9. What happens to ensure that the Argonauts know the path they are to take back to Hellas?

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

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