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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. How many months will the bull dancers have to train?
(a) Three months.
(b) One month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Six months.

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 be afflicted with sickness and will die.
(d) Theseus will make many friends along the way and will be very successful.

3. What is the king wearing when the Theseus and his kinsmen first see him in the House of the Axe?
(a) An ornate horse mask.
(b) An ornate bull mask.
(c) An ornate eagle mask.
(d) An ornate dragon mask.

4. Why does Theseus' mother ask him to lift the altar stone?
(a) So she can retrieve her long lost treasure.
(b) So she can tell him who his father is.
(c) So she can hide her valuables.
(d) So it's out of her way.

5. Why does Aigeus command the king and the priestess to keep Theseus' identity hidden?
(a) To keep him from overtaking the throne.
(b) To keep him safe.
(c) To enable him to have more sons.
(d) To raise him as a peasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Theseus' chariot crash?

2. Who is Theseus' grandfather?

3. What does Theseus' father want to do for Theseus' birthday?

4. How old is Theseus when he is sent to begin his service to Poseidon?

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

(see the answer key)

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