The King Must Die Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The King Must Die Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 5-6; Book 2: Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Theseus' mother ask him to lift the altar stone?
(a) So she can tell him who his father is.
(b) So she can retrieve her long lost treasure.
(c) So it's out of her way.
(d) So she can hide her valuables.

2. What does the oracle announce about Theseus' journey?
(a) Theseus will gain riches and acquire a new kingdom.
(b) Theseus will meet trouble and it will be serious but that the journey will not take his life.
(c) Theseus will be afflicted with sickness and will die.
(d) Theseus will make many friends along the way and will be very successful.

3. Who is Theseus' father the son of?
(a) Pittheus.
(b) Kekrops.
(c) Pandion.
(d) Minos.

4. What happens to the body of the person that's killed every year in the town?
(a) The body is cremated and the ashes spread over the fields.
(b) The body is buried in the town's cemetery.
(c) The body is thrown into the sea.
(d) The body is plowed into the field.

5. In the story that Theseus' grandfather tells him, what befalls the city?
(a) A plague.
(b) A drought.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A flood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people of the town pick someone to do every year?

2. After Theseus talks to his grandfather, how many days is it until a ship arrives at Troizen to take him to Athens?

3. What is the relationship of Diokles and Theseus?

4. Why does Simo make fun of Theseus?

5. How is Theseus' grandfather feeling when Theseus comes to visit him?

(see the answer key)

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