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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. What type of winds are the men waiting for before they leave the port in Book 1?
(a) God-sent.
(b) Strong.
(c) Mighty.
(d) Favorable.

2. Whose "famous deeds" is the narrator speaking of in the opening of Book I?
(a) Wise and stong men.
(b) Pillars of men.
(c) Men of old.
(d) The lovers of Aphrodite.

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

4. Who rules over Eleans?
(a) Oineus.
(b) Kepheus.
(c) Helios.
(d) Augeias.

5. During the sacrifice prior to leaving Hellas, what does Aison pour over the ox's sacrificial meat as it burning?
(a) Oils.
(b) Blood and wine mixture.
(c) Unmixed wine.
(d) Sea water.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whose "fate" do the men, of the Argo, grieve about (prior to their leaving Hellas)?

4. Who is the father of Polyphemus?

5. Who does Orpheus marry?

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