Latin for Americans, Level 2

Unit 4: The Argonauts


1.	Jason was the son of ____. Need a Hint?
		A)	Pelias
		B)	Aeetes
		C)	Aeson
		D)	Argus


2.	An oracle told Pelias to beware of a man wearing ____. Need a Hint?
		A)	a golden shell on a chain
		B)	one shoe
		C)	a purple tunic
		D)	three chains


3.	Jason's task was to ____. Need a Hint?
		A)	trick Medea into marriage
		B)	have a magical ship built in Colchis
		C)	obtain the Golden Fleece
		D)	arrange for Medea to kill Pelias


4.	The Argonauts sailed ____. Need a Hint?
		A)	with Jason
		B)	into the harbor of Argon
		C)	to Britain
		D)	on twelve ships


5.	Medea was a(n) ____. Need a Hint?
		A)	good mother
		B)	queen of Athens
		C)	model of tolerance
		D)	enchantress


6.	Medea killed Pelias by ____. Need a Hint?
		A)	pretending to fall in love with him
		B)	smearing unguents on the Golden Fleece
		C)	pretending to make him young
		D)	pretending to stab Jason in order to lure Pelias close to the knife


7.	After Pelias' death, Jason fled to Corinth with ____. Need a Hint?
		A)	the Argonauts
		B)	Aeetes
		C)	a stranger
		D)	Medea


8.	Medea also killed ____. Need a Hint?
		A)	her best friend
		B)	her husband
		C)	her children
		D)	her father


9.	Jason was killed ____. Need a Hint?
		A)	accidentally
		B)	by Medea
		C)	by a former friend
		D)	by an executioner


10.	When translating Latin into English, avoid _____. Need a Hint?
		A)	the passive tense
		B)	the active tense
		C)	smooth English word order
		D)	changing the Latin word order