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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of the ox is sacrificed, prior the Agro leaving Hellas?

2. Who hits the ox on the head to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?

3. What type of tree is the Argo tied to upon the shores of Bebrykian?

4. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts they must release to make it through their first challenge after leaving him?

5. What name does Phineus call Zeus by?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jason tell his mother not to grieve?

2. Prior to leaving Hellas on their journey, what do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo?

3. What song does Orpheus sing to stop Idmon and Idas from fighting?

4. What does Hypsipyle do to save her father from being murdered by the Leminan women?

5. Why is the land where Sthenelos's tomb resides called "Lyre"?

6. Why is Phineus happy to see the Argonauts?

7. What punishment does Phineus receive for angering Zeus?

8. What does Idmon tell the Argonauts prior to them leaving on their voyage?

9. Why do the Argonauts wish that Hercales would have accompanied them to Amykos's land?

10. Why is the ship the Argo so special?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many stories are created so that a reader will come away from the story having learned something such as a moral or a lesson. What is the moral or lesson of "Jason and the Golden Fleece"?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following characters and write an analysis: Hercales, Tiphys, or Argos. What characteristics do they have that makes them heroes? Why is their role in the text important? What does the character offer to Jason and his quest?

Essay Topic 3

Love is a major theme in the text. But here, it is not one specific love that emerges as important. The objective of this essay is to examine the different types of love as seen in the text. What are at least three different types of love? What are the characteristics of the love? What is the outcome of the love?

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