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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 5-6; Book 2: Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did King Minos' men take the smaller boys from Troizen?
(a) To be slaves for entertainment to run with the bulls.
(b) To work in the fields as laborers.
(c) To train them to be soldiers.
(d) To punish the people of Troizen.

2. Why does Theseus' mother need to give herself to the first man that is sent by the gods?
(a) To prove her devotion to the gods.
(b) To atone for her past sins.
(c) To prove her humility.
(d) To atone for the neglect given to certain gods.

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

4. Who does Theseus' mother reveal to be his father?
(a) Aigeus.
(b) King Pittheus.
(c) Diokles.
(d) Kannadis.

5. What is the name of Theseus' childhood friend who begs to come with him?
(a) Dexios.
(b) Pylas.
(c) Simo.
(d) Diokles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Theseus and his friend traveling to Athens?

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

3. What is the name of the man who kills Theseus' friend?

4. In the story that Theseus' grandfather tells him, what befalls the city?

5. In Theseus' dream, what does he use to move the rock?

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