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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wants the king of Crete to die and is the one who is believed to have infected him?
(a) Ariadne.
(b) Theseus.
(c) The queen.
(d) Asterion.

2. Why is the bull never to be killed or hurt?
(a) He is the king's favorite animal.
(b) It would bring bad luck to the kingdom.
(c) The god dwells in him.
(d) He is the queen's favorite animal.

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

4. What happens in the last month of bull dancer training?
(a) They must fight to see who will dance first with the bull.
(b) They practice dancing with the bulls.
(c) They go to the pasture to get a bull, but they don't get to pick.
(d) They get to pick their bull.

5. What is the life expectancy of a bull dancer?
(a) Three months.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) Twelve months.

6. Why is Theseus troubled by the king's son checking up on him during the bull dancer training?
(a) He thinks he'll keep him from being a leaper.
(b) He thinks he'll keep him from being a catcher.
(c) He thinks he'll keep him from being a dancer.
(d) He thinks he'll keep him from being a chaser.

7. Why does Theseus' lover begin to cry?
(a) She and Theseus have quarreled.
(b) She feels guilty for being with Theseus.
(c) She believes he's worthy to be a king of an entire kingdom.
(d) Theseus struck her.

8. Who are the children of the king and queen of Crete?
(a) Ariadne and Herakles.
(b) Theseus and Asterion.
(c) Asterion and Ariadne.
(d) Herakles and Corinth.

9. What is the name of the bull god?
(a) Minotaur.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Centaur.
(d) Ares.

10. In what month are the bull dancers trained to leap and do cartwheels?
(a) First month.
(b) Second month.
(c) Fourth month.
(d) Third month.

11. How did Theseus ruin the symbol by retrieving the item?
(a) He disrespected the sea.
(b) He disrupted his destiny.
(c) He wed himself to the sea.
(d) He dishonored the king.

12. What name does Theseus and his kinsmen decide to call themselves?
(a) Bulls.
(b) Cranes.
(c) Falcons.
(d) Hawks.

13. After Theseus and his kinsmen have practiced and before they are ready for their dance, who comes to check on them?
(a) Asterion.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Herakles.

14. Who tells Theseus that the gods favor him?
(a) His father.
(b) Simo.
(c) His mother.
(d) An old woman.

15. After arriving in Crete, what does the man who slapped Theseus across the face throw into the ocean?
(a) A stone.
(b) His ring.
(c) His sword.
(d) His shoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Theseus watch at the bull fight and decides she is human?

2. What is the king wearing when the Theseus and his kinsmen first see him in the House of the Axe?

3. Who is going to send a message to Theseus' father, asking for help in stopping the son of the king of Crete?

4. During the bull dance, where do Theseus and another of the dancers get caught?

5. In what month are Theseus and his kinsmen allowed to see a bull dance for the first time?

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