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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. When Jason arrives at Anaurus, to whom the banquet was in honor of?
(a) Hera.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

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

3. Who is given the honor of sitting in the middle benches?
(a) Argos.
(b) Jason.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Leto.

4. 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) Lambs.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cows.
(d) Buffalo.

5. Who gave Akastos the cloak that he is wearing upon the Argo?
(a) His wife.
(b) His sister.
(c) Zeus.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?

2. While the heroes are on the way to Magnesian Pagasai, what does the text compare the heroes to?

3. According to the oracle, what would the man who is going to kill Pelias be wearing?

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

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

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