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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. Why does Theseus' mother call on an oracle to look at Theseus' journey?
(a) She's worried for his safety.
(b) She wants to know if he'll be successful.
(c) She wants to be able to tell him his future.
(d) She is hoping he will find gold.

2. What does the oracle announce about Theseus' journey?
(a) Theseus will gain riches and acquire a new kingdom.
(b) Theseus will meet trouble and it will be serious but that the journey will not take his life.
(c) Theseus will make many friends along the way and will be very successful.
(d) Theseus will be afflicted with sickness and will die.

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) So his son will be unable to gain the crown.
(c) To end his suffering.
(d) So his daughter can gain the crown.

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

5. How did the queen of Crete treat her son when he was young?
(a) He was ignored but not treated badly.
(b) He was treated as an outcast and told he was nasty.
(c) He was held dear by his mother.
(d) He was liked but not favored.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the people of Crete treat Theseus and his kinsmen when they arrive?

2. How is Theseus feeling while waiting to hear news of the king's death?

3. How does Theseus make the people in the camp feel?

4. What do Theseus and the bull dancers smuggle and begin to hide?

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

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