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

2. What does Kypris promise Eros if he shoots the daughter of Aietes with an arrow?
(a) Zeus' ball.
(b) A kindgom of his own.
(c) A bride.
(d) A child to play with.

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

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

5. Where does Kypris find Eros playing with knucklebones with Ganymede?
(a) In Zeus' wheat field.
(b) In Zeus' orchard.
(c) By the river.
(d) In the stables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose is Telamon's grandfather?

2. What goddess does Medea invoke while approaching the guardian dragon?

3. What animal speaks to Jason and Moposos to tell them of the plan for Jason to meet Medea?

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

5. What color do the eyes of a Colchian glitter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Erato called Erato?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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