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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Preparation and Departure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which goddess does Pelias ignore during the feast?
(a) Athena.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Hera.
(d) Demeter.

2. What two men fought before the Agro left Hellas on its journey?
(a) Ankaios and Hercales.
(b) Idmon and Jason.
(c) Idas and Idmon.
(d) Jason and Hercales.

3. When learning of Heracles's origins, what animal does he have in chains?
(a) A lion.
(b) A bear.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A boar.

4. After Jason prays for the safe passage and return of the Argo, what does he throw?
(a) Barley-grains.
(b) Wheat-grains.
(c) Oat-grains.
(d) Soybeans.

5. What items do the men, while preparing to ready the Argo, lay out on a rock?
(a) Their voyage logs.
(b) Their clothes.
(c) Their meat to dry.
(d) Their weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first person that the men aboard the Argo wanted as their leader?

2. What type of hide does Argos wear as he came to meet Jason?

3. Who is the father of Polyphemus?

4. When Jason arrives at Anaurus, to whom the banquet was in honor of?

5. On what coast does Jason travel to to meet the Argo?

(see the answer key)

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