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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Kypris say should be cursed if they cannot help the goddesses achieve success for the Argonauts?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Herself.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

2. Who is the son of Thetis?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Aietes.
(c) Hercales.
(d) Jason.

3. How many "measures" must Jason plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

4. What is the name of the island where Poseidon settled his daughter after she had been taken by Phlius?
(a) "Phlius's Nightmare."
(b) "Poseidon's Rage."
(c) "Siren Island."
(d) "Black Kerkyra."

5. Who is the steersman on the voyage back to Hellas?
(a) Typhios.
(b) Ankaios.
(c) Jason.
(d) Hercales.

6. What bird impales itself on the ships' sternpost?
(a) A black-kit.
(b) A eagle.
(c) A hawk.
(d) An egret.

7. Which goddess causes Medea to change her mind about killing herself?
(a) Athena.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Hera.

8. How is Jason related to Aietes?
(a) Jason's father and Aietes' father are brothers.
(b) Aietes' mother is Jason's aunt.
(c) Aietes' father is Jason's uncle.
(d) Jason is a distant cousin of Aietes' father.

9. When Medea plans to go see her sister to "test her", how many times does she pace the hall?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

10. Who does Argos say lived before the moon and ate acorns from the mountains?
(a) Hera.
(b) Hecate.
(c) Arkadians.
(d) Zeus.

11. Medea, during her dream, does not think that Jason is there for the fleece. What does her dream tell her he is there for?
(a) To marry her.
(b) To kill her father.
(c) To steal the bulls.
(d) To overthrow her father.

12. What gods does Aietes call to as Jason and the Argonauts flee from Aietes's land?
(a) Zeus and Ares.
(b) Poseidon and Ares.
(c) Helios and Poseidon.
(d) Zeus and Helios.

13. Whose scepter does Jason take with him to speak to Aietes in regard to the fleece?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Tyche.
(c) Helios.
(d) Erinyes.

14. Who does the narrator ask to reveal the thoughts of Medea at the opening of Book Four?
(a) A Muse.
(b) A nymph.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Hera.

15. Why does Chalkiope go to Medea's room in the midst of her trying to come up with a plan to gain Medea's help for Jason?
(a) She hears Aietes planning on sending Medea away.
(b) She hears Medea screaming.
(c) Medea has asked for her.
(d) Medea is crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the third day at sea, who does Medea say an offering needs to be made to?

2. Why does Jason say that their hopes of returning safely to Hellas are slim?

3. Whose "ploughland" does Aietes plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?

4. What are Kirke's beasts made of?

5. How many streams flowed from the Aietes' palace doors?

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