Question 1

What is the cause of the dispute that results in Meleager killing his uncles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meleager tried to give the boar's pelt to Atalanta 
B)  Meleager accused his uncles of cowardice during the hunt for the boar 
C)  Meleager wanted to eat the boar immediately 
D)  Meleager refused to thank his uncles for their help 
A)  Meleager tried to give the boar's pelt to Atalanta 
B)  Meleager accused his uncles of cowardice during the hunt for the boar 
C)  Meleager wanted to eat the boar immediately 
D)  Meleager refused to thank his uncles for their help A

Question 2

Calydon is the capital of which district?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aetolia 
B)  Magnesia 
C)  Acarnania 
D)  Phocis 
A)  Aetolia 
B)  Magnesia 
C)  Acarnania 
D)  Phocis A

Question 3

What are the Argonauts forced to do when they find themselves in the hot sands of the Syrtis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Worship Heracles like a god in order to convince him to help them 
B)  Carry the Argo on their shoulders for nine days 
C)  Continue their journey underground 
D)  Eat their own helmsman 
A)  Worship Heracles like a god in order to convince him to help them 
B)  Carry the Argo on their shoulders for nine days 
C)  Continue their journey underground 
D)  Eat their own helmsman B

Question 4

Who is Medea's brother, who one way or another meets a bloody end as he pursues Jason and Medea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salmoneus 
B)  Talus 
C)  Alcinoüs 
D)  Apsyrtus 
A)  Salmoneus 
B)  Talus 
C)  Alcinoüs 
D)  Apsyrtus

Question 5

Which of the following are among the features of Thessaly?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the birthplace of Achilles 
B)  It was where Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon drew lots to determine their domains 
C)  The Peneus River flows through it 
D)  It was famous for horses and horse-breeders 
A)  It was the birthplace of Achilles 
B)  It was where Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon drew lots to determine their domains 
C)  The Peneus River flows through it 
D)  It was famous for horses and horse-breeders

Question 6

After Jason and Medea flee to Corinth, Jason grows dissatisfied with Medea and decides to marry _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tyro 
B)  Glauê 
C)  Creusa 
D)  Pyrrha 
A)  Tyro 
B)  Glauê 
C)  Creusa 
D)  Pyrrha

Question 7

Who are the children of Athamas and Nephelê?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phrixus 
B)  Salmoneus 
C)  Hellê 
D)  Melicertes 
A)  Phrixus 
B)  Salmoneus 
C)  Hellê 
D)  Melicertes

Question 8

What does Medea give Jason in order to help him complete the daunting tasks that Aeëtes sets for him?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cap of invisibility 
B)  A suit of armor made of dragon's teeth 
C)  A magic ointment to smear on his sword, shield, and body 
D)  The caduceus of Hermes 
A)  A cap of invisibility 
B)  A suit of armor made of dragon's teeth 
C)  A magic ointment to smear on his sword, shield, and body 
D)  The caduceus of Hermes

Question 9

How does Pelias finally kill off Aeson?

Accepted Answer

A)  By ambushing him on the way to a spring 
B)  By killing him in his sleep 
C)  By chaining him to the gate of Iolcus and denying him food 
D)  By permitting him bull's blood to drink 
A)  By ambushing him on the way to a spring 
B)  By killing him in his sleep 
C)  By chaining him to the gate of Iolcus and denying him food 
D)  By permitting him bull's blood to drink

Question 10

The most important literary version of the voyage of the Argo is the Argonautica of _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Quintus of Smyrna 
B)  Nonnus 
C)  Menander 
D)  Apollonius of Rhodes 
A)  Quintus of Smyrna 
B)  Nonnus 
C)  Menander 
D)  Apollonius of Rhodes

Question 11

How does Jason die?

Accepted Answer

A)  He is ambushed by the sons of Pelias 
B)  He dies of old age 
C)  He is poisoned by Medea's son Medus 
D)  A plank of the Argo falls off and conks him on the head 
A)  He is ambushed by the sons of Pelias 
B)  He dies of old age 
C)  He is poisoned by Medea's son Medus 
D)  A plank of the Argo falls off and conks him on the head

Question 12

After being entertained hospitably by _______, the young king of the Doliones, Jason accidentally kills him during a night battle.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cyzicus 
B)  Amycus 
C)  Hylas 
D)  Tiphys 
A)  Cyzicus 
B)  Amycus 
C)  Hylas 
D)  Tiphys

Question 13

Bringing Medea to Greece to kill Pelias was all a roundabout plan contrived by_______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Artemis 
B)  Athena 
C)  Aphrodite 
D)  Hera 
A)  Artemis 
B)  Athena 
C)  Aphrodite 
D)  Hera

Question 14

Which goddess, offended by Oeneus, sent a great boar to ravage the countryside of Calydon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Athena 
B)  Hera 
C)  Artemis 
D)  Demeter 
A)  Athena 
B)  Hera 
C)  Artemis 
D)  Demeter

Question 15

How did Melanion defeat Atalanta in a footrace?

Accepted Answer

A)  He dropped golden apples behind him 
B)  He prayed to Zephyrus, the West Wind, before the race 
C)  He borrowed Hermes' winged sandals 
D)  He drugged Atalanta before the race begins 
A)  He dropped golden apples behind him 
B)  He prayed to Zephyrus, the West Wind, before the race 
C)  He borrowed Hermes' winged sandals 
D)  He drugged Atalanta before the race begins

Question 16

Who was tormenting Phineus when the Argonauts arrived in his kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Trojans 
B)  The Chimera 
C)  Phoenician pirates 
D)  The Harpies 
A)  The Trojans 
B)  The Chimera 
C)  Phoenician pirates 
D)  The Harpies

Question 17

Whom did Aphrodite send to prick Medea with love for Jason?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Horae 
B)  Eros 
C)  The Graces 
D)  Priapus 
A)  The Horae 
B)  Eros 
C)  The Graces 
D)  Priapus

Question 18

_______, the son of Helius, ruled Colchis.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aeolus 
B)  Aeëtes 
C)  Aeson 
D)  Apsyrtus 
A)  Aeolus 
B)  Aeëtes 
C)  Aeson 
D)  Apsyrtus

Question 19

Which two brothers are together known as the Boreads, the sons of the North Wind Boreas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Idas 
B)  Zetes 
C)  Calaïs 
D)  Lynceus 
A)  Idas 
B)  Zetes 
C)  Calaïs 
D)  Lynceus

Question 20

The place where Hellê fell off the golden ram is still known as the _______ today.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bosporus 
B)  Hellespont 
C)  Aea 
D)  Ram's Pass 
A)  Bosporus 
B)  Hellespont 
C)  Aea 
D)  Ram's Pass

Exam 19: Jason and the Myths of Iolcus and Calydon

What is the cause of the dispute that results in Meleager killing his uncles?

Calydon is the capital of which district?

What are the Argonauts forced to do when they find themselves in the hot sands of the Syrtis?

Who is Medea's brother, who one way or another meets a bloody end as he pursues Jason and Medea?

Which of the following are among the features of Thessaly?

After Jason and Medea flee to Corinth, Jason grows dissatisfied with Medea and decides to marry _______.

Who are the children of Athamas and Nephelê?

What does Medea give Jason in order to help him complete the daunting tasks that Aeëtes sets for him?

How does Pelias finally kill off Aeson?

The most important literary version of the voyage of the Argo is the Argonautica of _______.

How does Jason die?

After being entertained hospitably by _______, the young king of the Doliones, Jason accidentally kills him during a night battle.

Bringing Medea to Greece to kill Pelias was all a roundabout plan contrived by_______.

Which goddess, offended by Oeneus, sent a great boar to ravage the countryside of Calydon?

How did Melanion defeat Atalanta in a footrace?

Who was tormenting Phineus when the Argonauts arrived in his kingdom?

Whom did Aphrodite send to prick Medea with love for Jason?

_______, the son of Helius, ruled Colchis.

Which two brothers are together known as the Boreads, the sons of the North Wind Boreas?

The place where Hellê fell off the golden ram is still known as the _______ today.

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Myths of Creation II: the Origins of Mortals

Myths of Zeus, His Wife Hera, and His Brothers Poseidon and Hades

Myths of the Great God Apollo

Myths of Hermes, Pan, Hephaestus, and Ares

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Myths of Fertility I: Demeter and Related Myths

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Myths of Death: Encounters With the Underworld

Introduction to Heroic Myth: The Mesopotamian Legend of Gilgamesh

Perseus and Myths of the Argive Plain

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Theseus and the Myths of Athens

The Myths of Crete

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