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

2. Who steals all of Phineus's food?
(a) Harpies.
(b) Scavengers.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Hera.

3. What do the Argonauts sacrifice to cleanse Phineus?
(a) A sheep.
(b) An ox.
(c) A dove.
(d) A goat.

4. Who is the "god of the shore"?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Apollo.

5. What color is the bow that Apollo (the Son of Leto) carries?
(a) Green.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who rules over Eleans?

3. What creature was Apollo known for killing when he was a young child?

4. Who dies as the result of a boar attack while leaving from Lykos's lands?

5. Which goddess leapt onto a cloud as the Argo departed from Phineus's land?

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