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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. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?
(a) Idmon.
(b) Hercales.
(c) Pytho.
(d) Ankaios.

2. What color is the bow that Apollo (the Son of Leto) carries?
(a) Gold.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Silver.
(d) Green.

3. Where do the Mossynoikoi get their name from?
(a) The trees that grow on their lands.
(b) The river that passes through their lands.
(c) The towers they build.
(d) The mountains that rise off of their land.

4. What type of hide does Argos wear as he came to meet Jason?
(a) Bull.
(b) Elk.
(c) Bear.
(d) Lion.

5. What animal does the son of Leto state has shown him of the "ill-omens" of the journey that the men are getting ready to embark upon?
(a) Cows.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Lambs.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Phineus lose his eyesight to?

2. Who is given the task of guiding the rudder of the Agro?

3. How many challenges does the son of Leto say the men will face on their journey?

4. Who lost the boxing match?

5. For how many days do the Argonauts mourn the death of their fellow sailor (the one who perishes from a boar attack)?

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