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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 gave the orders for the men to all pull the Argo into the channel?
(a) Pelion.
(b) Tiphys.
(c) Jason.
(d) Hercales.

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

3. Who dies as the result of a boar attack while leaving from Lykos's lands?
(a) Peleus.
(b) Idmon.
(c) Lykos' son.
(d) Polydeukes.

4. What goddess keeps Zetes and Kalias from killing the Harpies?
(a) Aura.
(b) Athena.
(c) Nyx.
(d) Iris.

5. In Mariandynoi, where does the "path which descends" lead to?
(a) The lush valleys.
(b) The Golden Fleece.
(c) Hades.
(d) The cave of the Sirens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cuts the neck of the ox to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?

2. What is the name of the people who came to make alliances with the Argonauts since they had beaten the Bebrykians?

3. Who else dies as the Argonauts are waiting to leave Lykos's land?

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

5. Who steals all of Phineus's food?

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