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

2. Who did Hera give Thetis as a husband?
(a) Perseus.
(b) Peleus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Thesus.

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

4. What goddess was rising as Medea fled the castle?
(a) Themis.
(b) Nike.
(c) Moon.
(d) Alectrona.

5. Who does Jason kill in an ambush with Medea?
(a) Medea's brother.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Typhius.
(d) Aietes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who places a grievous fear in Medea's heart regarding her part in helping Jason succeed?

2. Who is the steersman on the voyage back to Hellas?

3. Who, as told in a reflection, did Jason carry across a flooded stream?

4. How many times does Medea call out to Phrontis?

5. What is the name of the island where Poseidon settled his daughter after she had been taken by Phlius?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hera convince Thetis to help the Argonauts?

2. What does Medea normally do during the day?

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

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

5. Why does Medea devise a plan to kill Apsyrtos?

6. What does Medea ask of her maids in regard to her plan to help Jason?

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

8. What does it take for Kypris to convince Eros to bewitch Medea?

9. What does Medea tell Jason will happen if he breaks his promise to her?

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

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