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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. Who is going to send a message to Theseus' father, asking for help in stopping the son of the king of Crete?
(a) A bard who's singing in the palace.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Herakles.
(d) Corinth.

2. What is the name of the man who kills Theseus' friend?
(a) Nisos.
(b) Megara.
(c) Pylas.
(d) Skiron.

3. Who is the man that threw the item in the sea for Theseus to retrieve?
(a) Asterion.
(b) Nisos.
(c) Minos.
(d) Pylas.

4. What do Theseus and the bull dancers smuggle and begin to hide?
(a) Food.
(b) Armor.
(c) Gold.
(d) Weapons.

5. Where does Theseus go after killing the king?
(a) To practice bull dancing.
(b) To meet with his kinsmen.
(c) To his lover's chambers.
(d) Back to his own bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Theseus that the gods favor him?

2. Who wants the king of Crete to die and is the one who is believed to have infected him?

3. What is one place that Theseus finds useful on his way to meet his lover?

4. What is the name of Theseus' childhood friend who begs to come with him?

5. Who gave the bull medicine to make him mad?

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