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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Orpheus marry?
(a) Oeagrus.
(b) Pandora.
(c) Cheiron.
(d) Aeson.

2. What is the name of the girl who keeps her flock by the marshes of Peneios?
(a) Syenthe.
(b) Tresa.
(c) Loyos.
(d) Kyrene.

3. Who is given the honor of sitting in the middle benches?
(a) Argos.
(b) Jason.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Leto.

4. For how many days do the Argonauts mourn the death of their fellow sailor (the one who perishes from a boar attack)?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 2 days.

5. Which goddess leapt onto a cloud as the Argo departed from Phineus's land?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Iris.
(c) Athena.
(d) Demeter.

6. How many challenges does the son of Leto say the men will face on their journey?
(a) Ten thousand.
(b) A numberless amount.
(c) One.
(d) One hundred.

7. Who was the first person to address the crew of the Argo before it set sail?
(a) The son of Phoibos.
(b) The son of Aison.
(c) The son of Argos.
(d) The son of Aphrodite.

8. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts they must release to make it through their first challenge after leaving him?
(a) An ox.
(b) A raven.
(c) An albatross.
(d) A dove.

9. To whom does Jason wish to build an alter to while the Argo is being prepared?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Athena.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

10. What kind of trees grow at Zone on the Thracian shore?
(a) Cypress.
(b) Oak.
(c) Birch.
(d) Pine.

11. What does Phineus tell the Argonauts to avoid as they proceed to Bithynians?
(a) The reefs.
(b) The Sirens.
(c) The sea vines.
(d) The rocks.

12. Who hits the ox on the head to prepare it for sacrifice before the Argo leaves Hellas?
(a) Hercales.
(b) Jason.
(c) Pytho.
(d) Leto.

13. How many men, from the Assyrian territory, join the Argonauts
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

15. What goddess allows Sthenelos to watch the Agro pass before his tomb?
(a) Castalia.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Aega.
(d) Hera.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Mariandynoi, where does the "path which descends" lead to?

3. Where do the Mossynoikoi get their name from?

4. Who does Jason wish the crew to offer a sacrifice to before they begin their journey?

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

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