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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. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Idas.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Ankaios.
(d) Pagasai.

2. As darkness brought on the first night at Bebrykian, what sounds kept many from sleeping?
(a) The cries of the burn victims.
(b) The cries of the Queen.
(c) The cries of the widows.
(d) The cries of the gulls.

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

4. What is the name of the people who came to make alliances with the Argonauts since they had beaten the Bebrykians?
(a) Dientiertes.
(b) Scions.
(c) Mariandynoi.
(d) Lynkoneroes.

5. Who starts to play the lyre and sing while two men fight before the Agro leaves on its journey?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Orpheus.
(c) Pelion.
(d) Ophion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steals all of Phineus's food?

2. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts to avoid as they proceed to Bithynians?

3. Who lost the boxing match?

4. What do the Argonauts sacrifice to cleanse Phineus?

5. What goddess does Jason ask his mother to seek guidance from (as he leaves for the Argos)?

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