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

2. Who asks Athena about a possible plan to insure the Argonauts success?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Hera.
(d) Zeus.

3. Whose "ploughland" does Aietes plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?
(a) Rhea.
(b) Tyche.
(c) Pan.
(d) Ares.

4. What inanimate object aboard the Argos speaks with a human voice telling them of their punishment for killing Apsyrtos?
(a) The sails.
(b) The steering wheel.
(c) An oar.
(d) The mast.

5. What does Jason place over the fleece to keep it safe?
(a) A blanket woven by Hera.
(b) An oxen's hide.
(c) A robe.
(d) A scarf of golden color.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Medea plans to go see her sister to "test her", how many times does she pace the hall?

2. What does Medea cut off and leave for her mother as a memorial of her virginity?

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

4. What god devises a "plan" to cleanse the Argonauts of the "blood of the murder" that they carry after killing Apsyrtos?

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

2. What plan does Argos have to insure that Jason succeeds at Aietes's challenge?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Medea devise a plan to kill Apsyrtos?

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

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