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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who, as told in a reflection, did Jason carry across a flooded stream?
2. On the third day at sea, who does Medea say an offering needs to be made to?
3. Which goddess causes Medea to change her mind about killing herself?
4. On the night that Medea agrees to help Jason, to what stars do the sailors on the open see look at?
5. Who does the narrator ask to reveal the thoughts of Medea at the opening of Book Four?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Medea decide to go to Jason and flee her father's lands?
2. What does Aietes threaten his people with after he finds out that Jason has Medea?
3. What plan does Argos have to insure that Jason succeeds at Aietes's challenge?
4. What happens that makes Aietes wary of his own family?
5. What challenge does Aietes pose to Jason in exchange for the Golden Fleece?
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. Why does Medea devise a plan to kill Apsyrtos?
9. What happens to ensure that the Argonauts know the path they are to take back to Hellas?
10. After Jason completes Aietes's challenge, what does Aietes do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many of the men take heart in the prophecies and omens that they are shown. Chose one of the omens or prophecies and discuss the importance of it to the men. Why is the omen important? What is the message of the prophecy? What does it say about the men's trust in Fate? Does the prophecy or omen give the men courage?
Essay Topic 2
Do you think that Jason is a true hero given the treachery and deceit that he used throughout the challenges he faced?
Essay Topic 3
What makes Jason and the Golden Fleece an epic poem? What characteristics are included in an epic poem? Which of the characteristics of epic poetry can you find?
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