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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: Onward to Colchis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first person that the men aboard the Argo wanted as their leader?
(a) Hercales.
(b) The son of Aison.
(c) Argos.
(d) Jason.

2. Who does Orpheus marry?
(a) Aeson.
(b) Pandora.
(c) Oeagrus.
(d) Cheiron.

3. What is the name of the girl who keeps her flock by the marshes of Peneios?
(a) Kyrene.
(b) Syenthe.
(c) Tresa.
(d) Loyos.

4. Who tells the Argonauts of his fears regarding the journey after successfully traversing the Clashing Rocks?
(a) Leto.
(b) Jason.
(c) Tiphys.
(d) Kalpe.

5. When singing of the lineage of heroes, who does the narrator state inspires his song?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Hera.
(c) Jason.
(d) The Muses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Mossynoikoi get their name from?

2. Who is the father of Polyphemus?

3. What items do the men, while preparing to ready the Argo, lay out on a rock?

4. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?

5. To where do the Harpies retire to after being banished from the Floating Islands?

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