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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. How is Argos related to Medea?

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

3. Who is the steersman on the voyage back to Hellas?

4. Who does Jason kill in an ambush with Medea?

5. How many streams flowed from the Aietes' palace doors?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Erato called Erato?

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

3. Why does Jason agree to take Medea away from her father's lands?

4. After Jason completes Aietes's challenge, what does Aietes do?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Medea normally do during the day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the men fear different aspects of their journey. The men find the courage to speak about their fears. What fears do the men of the Argo have? Why do they have these fears? How do the fears of the men affect the outcome of the immediate challenge that they face?

Essay Topic 2

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.)

Essay Topic 3

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.

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