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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. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?
(a) Equal to the number of men that return.
(b) 1,000.
(c) Equal to the number of men who go on the voyage.
(d) Equal to the number of men who die during the voyage.

2. Who is given the task of guiding the rudder of the Agro?
(a) Pytho.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Aison.
(d) Hellas.

3. After the men had placed the Argo in the water, what was the first task men needed to be assigned to?
(a) Sleeping schedules.
(b) Steering schedules.
(c) Rowing-bench seats.
(d) Deck watch shifts.

4. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?
(a) Oxen.
(b) Goats.
(c) Cows.
(d) Sheep.

5. Whose home was Gyrton?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Coronos.
(c) Larisa.
(d) Cheiron.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is given the honor of sitting in the middle benches?

3. Who is Phineus's father?

4. As darkness brought on the first night at Bebrykian, what sounds kept many from sleeping?

5. Who speaks first after the Argo passes safely through the Clashing Rocks?

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