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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. What does Theseus think of the person who tells him the gods favor him?
(a) This person is cruel.
(b) This person is funny.
(c) This person is old and senile.
(d) This person is gentle and kind.

2. What happens when Theseus stomps the ground after Simo makes fun of him?
(a) It begins to rain.
(b) An earthquake begins.
(c) He injures his foot.
(d) A giant hole forms.

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

4. What does Theseus do to the chariot driver?
(a) He shows mercy and lets him go.
(b) He makes him his slave.
(c) He kills him.
(d) He ties him to a tree and leaves him.

5. Why is Theseus proclaimed the leader of the bull dancers in Crete?
(a) He is heir to the throne.
(b) He is the strongest.
(c) He is the bravest.
(d) He was the one that gave himself to the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Theseus' chariot crash?

2. How old is Theseus when he finishes his service to Poseidon?

3. Why did King Minos' men take the smaller boys from Troizen?

4. What does the king invite Theseus to drink with him?

5. Who is Theseus' father the son of?

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