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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. What about Ganymede fills Zeus with desire?

2. What herb does Medea use on the dragon?

3. As soon as Argos finished telling the Argonauts of his plans to help Jason to succeed, what bird flew into his lap?

4. What gift does the Argonauts send to Apsyrtos, as part of their plan to deceive him?

5. What does Medea fear so much that she decides not to kill herself on the night she agrees to help Jason?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What challenge does Aietes pose to Jason in exchange for the Golden Fleece?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What do you learn about the importance of promises in the text? Choose three promises that are made. Describe why the promise is made, under what circumstances the promise is made, what happens regarding the promise, and the after effects that the promise has.

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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