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

2. In Mariandynoi, where does the "path which descends" lead to?
(a) The Golden Fleece.
(b) The cave of the Sirens.
(c) The lush valleys.
(d) Hades.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animals do the Argonauts sacrifice to Apollo at Lyre?

3. What, upon the night of Phineus's quest tale, do the Argonauts offer as sacrifice to Apollo?

4. What does Jason ask his mother to do when he leaves for the Argos?

5. How many bulls does Jason promise to sacrifice upon a safe return to Hellas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Amykos during his boxing match with Polydeukes?

2. Why is the ship the Argo so special?

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

4. Why is the land where Sthenelos's tomb resides called "Lyre"?

5. What does Amykos say is the punishment for refusing to partake in a boxing match against him?

6. Why does Pelias devise a challenge for Jason?

7. What does Jason's mother say she wishes would happen before Jason leaves on his voyage?

8. What is the history of Orpheus?

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

10. Why does Zetes question Phineus about the Argonauts' involvement with the prophecy?

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