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Why did Jason's father ask the centaur of Chiron to raise Jason?
Jason and his father did not get along well.
Jason's father already had too many children to raise.
His father wanted Jason to learn from the centaur of Chiron
His father feared his brother would harm Jason.
What is the name of Jason's uncle?
Siren
Pelias
Aeetes
Phrixus
The old woman who offered to help Jason was really.....
Hestia
Athena
Aphrodite
Hera
What is the golden fleece?
an expensive fabric weaved with golden thread
a gold soft fuzzy blanket
a golden ship
the coat of a flying ram
Jason is
immortal
a god
a mortal
a Titan
Why had the ram been sent by Zeus?
to create jobs for the shepherds and animal herders.
to rescue Prince Phrixus as he was about to be sacrificed
to serve as a gift to a young maiden he found attractive
to provide food for the starving king
What was the name of Jason's ship?
Hecate
Argo
Argus
Siren
What caused Medea to fall in love with Jason?
Cupid fed her a magic herb
Aphrodite gave her a secret love potion.
Eros cast a spell on her as she was sleeping.
Eros shot her in the heart with one of his arrows.
Who was the hostile King of Colchis?
The Centaur of Chiron
King Aeetes
King Phrixus
King Pelias
What special power did Athena give to the piece of sacred oak added to the Argo?
It could hear all conversations and report them to Jason.
It could speak and offer advice to Jason when in danger.
It could form itself into anything Jason needed.
It could provide food for Jason and the Argonauts.
Why did the Argonauts leave Hercules behind at the coast?
He went crazy looking for his missing friend, Hylas.
They decided they didn't need his help.
They wanted to teach him a lesson about being on time.
He caused too much conflict between the other Argonauts.
Why was the starving king unable to eat?
The north wind blew all of the food away.
The country had no food because of a famine.
He didn't have enough money to buy food.
The Harpies ate all of his food.
Which best describes the Harpies?
They were bats with eyes covering their wings.
They looked like women but had snarling dogs instead of legs
They were octopus-like creatures with 50 arms.
They were fat birds with women's heads.
Who got rid of the Harpies?
Medea
King Aeetes
Zetes and Calais, sons of the North Wind.
Zeus
What protected Jason from the fire-breathing bulls?
The salve Medea made with Hecate's guidance
The arrow shot by Eros
The sorceress, Circe
The magic herbs Medea sprinkled on Jason's food
Who warned Jason and the Argonauts that they needed to leave Colchis with the fleece before dawn?
Hercules
Hecate
Medea
Zeus
