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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Chapter 3; Book 4: Chapter 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the queen of the town Theseus travels to?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Dia.
(c) Helen.
(d) Mary.

2. What does Theseus and his men come upon at the end of the borders?
(a) The gangs and thieves have rallied themselves to a battlefield to fight.
(b) The gangs and thieves have joined forces with another kingdom to fight.
(c) The gangs and thieves have come to surrender.
(d) A deserted battlefield.

3. What does Theseus and his kinsmen practice on the ship?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Speed drills.
(c) Singing.
(d) A dance.

4. Where does Aigeus want Theseus to go when he is able to get the items from under the stone?
(a) Crete.
(b) Hellene.
(c) Troizen.
(d) Athens.

5. How many men is Theseus bringing to help in his father's war?
(a) Five thousand men.
(b) Three thousand men.
(c) A thousand men.
(d) Five hundred men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Theseus proclaimed the leader of the bull dancers in Crete?

2. After Theseus talks to his grandfather, how many days is it until a ship arrives at Troizen to take him to Athens?

3. What does Theseus do to the chariot driver?

4. As Theseus heads back to his people, what does he discover the queen ordered?

5. Why do the people of Crete come to watch the bull dancers train?

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