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

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

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

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

5. How many months will the bull dancers have to train?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Theseus and his kinsmen practice on the ship?

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

4. After arriving in Crete, what does the man who slapped Theseus across the face throw into the ocean?

5. After Theseus' friend is killed, he comes to a camp of _________.

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