Jason and the Argonauts Quiz

Question: What is special about the plank of sacred wood taken from the sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona to be used in crafting Jason’s ship?

Answer: The plank of sacred wood taken from the sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona to be used in crafting Jason’s ship has the power of speech.

Question: What are Jason and the Argonauts looking for on their voyage?

Answer: Jason and the Argonauts are searching for the Golden Fleece.

Question: What terrible winged creatures sent by Zeus torment the soothsayer Phineus for his irreverence until two Argonauts chase them away?

Answer: Harpies are the terrible winged creatures sent by Zeus that torment the soothsayer Phineus for his irreverence until two Argonauts chase them away.

Question: When Jason reached manhood, he participated in the celebrated hunt for what creature in Aetolia?

Answer: When Jason reached manhood, he participated in the celebrated hunt for the Calydonian boar in Aetolia.

Question: Jason is a favorite of which goddess, who helps him by guiding a great craftsman in building the ship for his voyage?

Answer: Jason is a favorite of the goddess Athena, who helps him by guiding a great craftsman in building the ship for his voyage.

Question: What does Jason have to sow in a field as part of the first task to gain the treasure he’s been seeking?

Answer: As the first task to gain the Golden Fleece, Jason has to plow a field by using two fire-breathing bulls and sow the field with the teeth of a serpent.

Question: In Jason’s youth, which wise centaur educated him in the forests of Mount Pelion?

Answer: In Jason’s youth, he was educated in the forests of Mount Pelion by a wise centaur named Chiron.

Question: What is the name of Jason’s ship?

Answer: Jason’s ship is named the Argo.

Question: Where do Jason and the Argonauts find the object of their quest?

Answer: Jason and the Argonauts find the object of their quest, the Golden Fleece, in Colchis, a region at the eastern end of the Black Sea.

Question: For the second task to gain the treasure he’s been seeking, Jason has to fight what creatures that spring up from the ground?

Answer: Jason’s second task to gain the Golden Fleece is to fight the Spartoi, warriors that spring up from the serpent teeth he sowed in a field as part of his first task.