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Jason & the Argonauts - Part 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first wife of Athamas?

a)

Nephele

b)

Ino

c)

Calciope

d)

Polymele

2.

(Choose 2) - What advice did the oracle give Pelias?

a)

Beware a man wearing one sandal

b)

He would be killed by a man from Aeson's line

c)

He needed to sacrifice Phrixus

d)

The famine was caused by the gods

3.

Pelias was the son of:

a)

Poseidon

b)

Hera

c)

Zeus

d)

Ares

4.

Who caused the famine in Iolcus?

a)

Ino

b)

Nephele

c)

Phrixus

d)

Calciope

5.

Where was Colchis?

a)

Asia Minor

b)

Greece

c)

Italy

d)

Crete

6.

To whom did Phrixus sacrifice the golden ram?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hera

c)

Athena

d)

Poseidon

7.

What was Jason's name at birth?

a)

Diomedes

b)

Chiron

c)

Achilles

d)

Aeneas

8.

Which of the following was NOT trained by Chiron?

a)

Odysseus

b)

Achilles

c)

Asclepius

d)

Aeneas

9.

Whom did Jason help across the river?

a)

Hera

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Demeter

10.

What is the term for something named after its creator or main character?

a)

eponymous

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomotopoeia

d)

neologism

11.

Who donated the beam for the prow of the Argo?

a)

Athena

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hera

d)

Ares

12.

Where was Jason raised?

a)

Mt. Pelion

b)

Mt. Olympus

c)

Iolcus

d)

Colchis

13.

Who was the king of Colchis?

a)

Aeëtes

b)

Athamas

c)

Phrixus

d)

Cadmus

14.

Nephele was a goddess of:

a)

clouds

b)

rain

c)

sunshine

d)

weather

15.

Who married Phrixus?

a)

Calciope

b)

Polymele

c)

Ino

d)

Nephele

16.

Who sent the golden ram?

a)

Hermes

b)

Poseidon

c)

Hera

d)

Athena

17.

Aeson was the _____ of Pelias.

a)

half-brother

b)

son

c)

uncle

d)

cousin

18.

Helle fell into a strait of water between:

a)

Europe and Asia

b)

Europe and Africa

c)

Greece and Italy

d)

Spain and Africa