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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 do Theseus and his friend find on the side of the road?
(a) A man beaten and left for dead.
(b) A woman penniless and starving.
(c) A traveling group of entertainers.
(d) Merchants selling goods.

2. What does the queen announce the oracle has proclaimed about Theseus' coming?
(a) He's come to pay homage to the king and queen.
(b) He's come to destroy the town.
(c) He's come to kill the current king.
(d) He's come to marry the queen.

3. How do the people of Crete treat Theseus and his kinsmen when they arrive?
(a) They are nervous and shy.
(b) They are mocked and ridiculed.
(c) They are prodded and pinched like cattle.
(d) They are applauded and followed around the city.

4. What do the people of the town pick someone to do every year?
(a) Kill the current queen.
(b) Sacrifice one of the queen's children.
(c) Kill the current king.
(d) Select a new queen.

5. What does Theseus do for his men after they defeat the city?
(a) Gives them all new weapons.
(b) Allows them a day to do as they please.
(c) Gives them his own rewards, leaving none for himself.
(d) Throws a banquet for them to celebrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what city is Theseus' mother the chief priestess?

2. How many women had Aigeus been married to before he met Theseus' mother?

3. Who do the people of the town care more for as their leader?

4. Why does Simo make fun of Theseus?

5. Who does Theseus' mother reveal to be his father?

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