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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Theseus' father want to do for Theseus' birthday?
(a) Go on a trip.
(b) Create a monument in his honor.
(c) Have a great feast.
(d) Have a ceremony in his honor.

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

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

4. What is the name of the girl wearing a goddess outfit in Crete that Theseus is attracted to?
(a) Mary.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Helen.
(d) Corinth.

5. Who does Theseus' lover take him to see in a secret lair under the palace?
(a) Asterion.
(b) Minos.
(c) The queen.
(d) Herakles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the bull after the dance?

2. Why does Theseus not accept the gifts at the dinner party?

3. In the first three months, how many members do the cranes lose bull dancing?

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

5. Why does Theseus' father send an invitation to Theseus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Recall what Ariadne tells Theseus about King Minos, explaining how he became sick and why.

2. Explain why Theseus' bull, Herakles, was acting funny.

3. Explain why Theseus is chosen to be the leader of the cranes.

4. Recall what Theseus learns about bull dancing while traveling to Crete.

5. Analyze the differences between Theseus and Asterion.

6. Explain what the old woman in Aigeus' kingdom says to Theseus.

7. Describe what Theseus does when the men from Crete come for their tribute and why.

8. Define the relationship between Theseus and the cranes.

9. Explain why Asterion might have a grievance against Theseus.

10. Describe an incident in Crete where Theseus shows compassion.

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