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

2. 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 steal the bulls.
(b) To marry her.
(c) To kill her father.
(d) To overthrow her father.

3. Who, as told in a reflection, did Jason carry across a flooded stream?
(a) Athena.
(b) Kypris.
(c) Hera.
(d) Aphrodite.

4. On the island of Aithalia, what objects do the Argonauts use to wipe their sweat?
(a) Grave markers.
(b) Dove feathers.
(c) Pebbles.
(d) Tea leaves.

5. What god devises a "plan" to cleanse the Argonauts of the "blood of the murder" that they carry after killing Apsyrtos?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hera.
(c) Athena.
(d) Poseidon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who protects Jason and the others as they walk to Aietes' palace?

3. How many "measures" must Jason plow with the bronze-hoofed bulls?

4. Who does Jason kill in an ambush with Medea?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kirke have to do to cleanse Jason and Medea of the murder?

2. Why does Hera seek out Kypris (Aphrodite) to help Jason's quest?

3. What happens that makes Aietes wary of his own family?

4. What does Medea normally do during the day?

5. Why do the Argonauts think that Jason should not protect Medea?

6. What does Medea do to create the drug to be used on the bulls?

7. What happens that leads Mopsos to believe that Jason will be successful in meeting Aietes's challenge?

8. Why is Erato called Erato?

9. Why does Medea decide to go to Jason and flee her father's lands?

10. What precaution does Aietes give to Jason about the challenge?

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