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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. Medea, during her dream, does not think that Jason is there for the fleece. What does her dream tell her he is there for?

2. Whose palace does Athena go to to ask for help for Jason's quest?

3. Who is the son of Thetis?

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

5. If Chalkiope's sons perish, what does she swear to do to Medea if Medea fails to keep them safe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Erato called Erato?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why do Jason and Medea have to go see Kirke?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the irony behind the fact that a blind man, Phineus, would know of the path that the Argonauts must take to obtain the Golden Fleece?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice is another major theme in the story of Jason and the golden fleece. Find at least three examples where a sacrifice was made, explain why the sacrifice was important, and the outcome of the sacrifice. (Sacrifice here is speaking to personal sacrifice, not a sacrifice made to the gods.)

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