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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Jason and Medea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What goddess does Jason ask his mother to seek guidance from (as he leaves for the Argos)?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Athena.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Hera.

2. Who gave the Argo the "divine plank of Dodonan"?
(a) Posiedon.
(b) Athena.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Demeter.

3. Who does Mopsos tell the Argonauts to "call upon" for help to insure that they will all return safely home?
(a) Kythereia.
(b) Hera.
(c) Athena.
(d) Metis.

4. What creature was Apollo known for killing when he was a young child?
(a) A serpent.
(b) A minotaur.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A cyclops.

5. Whose "ploughland" does Aietes plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?
(a) Ares.
(b) Rhea.
(c) Pan.
(d) Tyche.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iphias kiss as Jason leaves for his journey?

2. What about Ganymede fills Zeus with desire?

3. When learning of Heracles's origins, what animal does he have in chains?

4. Whose palace does Athena go to to ask for help for Jason's quest?

5. From what weapon's wound does Sthenelos die?

(see the answer key)

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