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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. How do the people of Crete treat Theseus and his kinsmen when they arrive?
(a) They are applauded and followed around the city.
(b) They are mocked and ridiculed.
(c) They are prodded and pinched like cattle.
(d) They are nervous and shy.

2. Why are Theseus and the bull dancers smuggling things?
(a) They want to become wealthy.
(b) They are planning on escaping.
(c) They are planning to take a stand against the king's son.
(d) They are planning on helping all of the bull dancers.

3. What does the entire town watch Theseus and the queen doing?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Sharing a glass of wine.
(c) Making love.
(d) Eating.

4. What does Theseus and his kinsmen practice on the ship?
(a) Speed drills.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Singing.
(d) A dance.

5. What does Theseus do to the man who kills his friend?
(a) He wounds him badly but lets him leave.
(b) He follows him, but the man gets away.
(c) He kills him.
(d) He does nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theseus' father want to do for Theseus' birthday?

2. Why won't Theseus go to his lover the night before the bull dance?

3. What is Theseus and the other cranes considered to be?

4. Who gave the bull medicine to make him mad?

5. Why is Theseus proclaimed the leader of the bull dancers in Crete?

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