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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom do Theseus and his friend run into as they begin their journey?
(a) Merchants.
(b) Old friends from home.
(c) Beggars.
(d) Robbers and thieves.

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

3. Why does the king ask Theseus to take his life?
(a) To fool others into believing the king's son killed the king.
(b) To end his suffering.
(c) So his daughter can gain the crown.
(d) So his son will be unable to gain the crown.

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

5. What do the people of the town believe must happen every year?
(a) The queen must have another child.
(b) The queen must sacrifice one of her children.
(c) A new queen must be crowned.
(d) A new king must be crowned.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Theseus ruin the symbol by retrieving the item?

2. What is Theseus and the other cranes considered to be?

3. What does the man who slapped Theseus across the face call Poseidon?

4. Why does Theseus choose not to travel to Athens on the ship?

5. When the man threw the item into the sea on the day that Theseus arrived, what was that a symbol of?

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