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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Phineus lose his eyesight to?
(a) Hercales.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Athena.
(d) Jason.

2. Who volunteers to box against King Amykos?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Polydeukes.
(c) Jason.
(d) Hercales.

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

4. Whose "famous deeds" is the narrator speaking of in the opening of Book I?
(a) Men of old.
(b) Pillars of men.
(c) Wise and stong men.
(d) The lovers of Aphrodite.

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

6. In what art is Mopsus skilled?
(a) The god's art.
(b) The seer's art.
(c) The art of iron.
(d) The art of sculpture.

7. What does the dragon, who guards the fleece, fail to do?
(a) Roar.
(b) Hear, it is deaf.
(c) Breathe fire.
(d) Sleep.

8. According to Phineus's tale, what will the Argonauts come upon first after leaving him?
(a) The Dark Rocks.
(b) The Great Sea's Divide.
(c) The Sirens.
(d) The lair of the Harpies.

9. According to Book I, who has the sharpest mind of any mortal?
(a) Pellen.
(b) Lynkeus.
(c) Aloes.
(d) Kasto.

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

11. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?
(a) Oxen.
(b) Goats.
(c) Cows.
(d) Sheep.

12. Who speaks first after the Argo passes safely through the Clashing Rocks?
(a) Tiphys.
(b) Jason.
(c) Athena.
(d) Iris.

13. Who does Lykos send on with the Argonauts on their journey?
(a) Daskylos.
(b) Rietchen.
(c) Damaskas.
(d) Trination.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does the son of Leto state has shown him of the "ill-omens" of the journey that the men are getting ready to embark upon?

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

3. Who does Orpheus marry?

4. From what goddess do the Amazon women descend from?

5. When singing of the lineage of heroes, who does the narrator state inspires his song?

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