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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Four: Homeward Bound.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What goddess does Medea invoke while approaching the guardian dragon?
(a) Pheme.
(b) Hecate.
(c) Iris.
(d) Nemesis.

2. Who tells the Argonauts of his fears regarding the journey after successfully traversing the Clashing Rocks?
(a) Kalpe.
(b) Leto.
(c) Jason.
(d) Tiphys.

3. When Jason arrives at Anaurus, to whom the banquet was in honor of?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Hera.
(d) Zeus.

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

5. At the "first glow of dawn", what does Medea place on her head as she goes to meet Jason for the first time?
(a) A royal-blue veil.
(b) A black scarf.
(c) A red scarf.
(d) A silver-white veil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of winds are the men waiting for before they leave the port in Book 1?

2. Which goddess helped Jason to get the Argos?

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

4. What color is the bow that Apollo (the Son of Leto) carries?

5. What wish does Phineus ask of the gods after he finishes the tale of the Argonauts journey?

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