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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Chapter 3; Book 4: Chapter 1-3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does Theseus' father send an invitation to Theseus?
(a) To invite him to a banquet in his honor.
(b) To invite Theseus' mother to a party.
(c) To invite Theseus' mother to come live in Athens.
(d) To invite him to the celebration of his new son's birth.
2. Who is Theseus' father the son of?
(a) Pittheus.
(b) Pandion.
(c) Kekrops.
(d) Minos.
3. What is the name of the king's woman?
(a) Medea.
(b) Idis.
(c) Helen.
(d) Persephone.
4. After dealing with the chariot driver, who does Theseus fight in combat?
(a) Simo.
(b) Pylas.
(c) Sinis.
(d) Xanthos.
5. What does Theseus do to the chariot driver?
(a) He ties him to a tree and leaves him.
(b) He shows mercy and lets him go.
(c) He kills him.
(d) He makes him his slave.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Theseus continually pray to Poseidon about?
2. Who is the queen of the town Theseus travels to?
3. What does the entire town watch Theseus and the queen doing?
4. What is the king wearing when the Theseus and his kinsmen first see him in the House of the Axe?
5. In the story that Theseus' grandfather tells him, what befalls the city?
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