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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people of the town believe must happen every year?
(a) A new queen must be crowned.
(b) The queen must have another child.
(c) The queen must sacrifice one of her children.
(d) A new king must be crowned.

2. How many months will the bull dancers have to train?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) One month.

3. What does Theseus ask the king of the town just before taking his life?
(a) To beg for mercy.
(b) To please stop crying.
(c) To tell him the secrets of the town.
(d) To forgive him any sin for taking his life.

4. What happens to Theseus after the bull dance?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He is banished from bull dancing.
(c) He is killed.
(d) He is hurt but lives.

5. What color of flag does Theseus' father ask Theseus to run up on the ship if he returns?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants the king of Crete to die and is the one who is believed to have infected him?

2. What is the name of the palace where the bull dancers will be training?

3. What happens to the body of the person that's killed every year in the town?

4. What angered Poseidon?

5. Why does Theseus choose not to travel to Athens on the ship?

(see the answer key)

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