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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 10; Book 5: Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills the two guards at the main doors to the Bull Court?
(a) One girl.
(b) One boy.
(c) Several men.
(d) Several girls.

2. What does the queen's brother try to give Theseus' men after they defeat the city?
(a) A larger amount of the spoils.
(b) A smaller amount of the spoils.
(c) A banquet in their honor.
(d) Nothing.

3. What is one place that Theseus finds useful on his way to meet his lover?
(a) The ancient armory.
(b) The records room.
(c) The library.
(d) The gold treasury.

4. Who is Theseus' mentor?
(a) Pittheus.
(b) Kannadis.
(c) Simo.
(d) Diokles.

5. What does one of the girl dancers confess to Theseus?
(a) She wants to be a leaper.
(b) She is terrified of the bull.
(c) She wants to die first.
(d) She is bull shy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Aigeus want Theseus to go when he is able to get the items from under the stone?

2. What does the queen announce the oracle has proclaimed about Theseus' coming?

3. How old is Theseus when he finishes his service to Poseidon?

4. What is the name of the man who kills Theseus' friend?

5. How many women had Aigeus been married to before he met Theseus' mother?

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