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The Argonautika: The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which goddess helped Jason to get the Argos?
(a) Hera.
(b) Athena.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Aphrodite.

2. What is the name of the people who came to make alliances with the Argonauts since they had beaten the Bebrykians?
(a) Scions.
(b) Lynkoneroes.
(c) Mariandynoi.
(d) Dientiertes.

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

4. What wish does Phineus ask of the gods after he finishes the tale of the Argonauts journey?
(a) Sight.
(b) A blessing.
(c) A full stomach.
(d) Death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of the ox is sacrificed, prior the Agro leaving Hellas?

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

3. After Jason prays for the safe passage and return of the Argo, what does he throw?

4. 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?

5. Upon which goddess does the success of the Argonauts journey depend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do the Argonauts first choose as their leader and what does that man say?

2. What song does Orpheus sing to stop Idmon and Idas from fighting?

3. Why was Phineus being punished by Zeus?

4. What does Hypsipyle do to save her father from being murdered by the Leminan women?

5. Why do Idmon and Idas begin to fight prior to setting sail from Hellas?

6. What do the Argonauts do to set a trap for the Harpies?

7. What does Polyzo propose to the Leminan women about the Argonauts?

8. Why is Phineus happy to see the Argonauts?

9. Why does Jason tell his mother not to grieve?

10. Why do the Argonauts wish that Hercales would have accompanied them to Amykos's land?

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