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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. What happens to the body of the person that's killed every year in the town?
(a) The body is thrown into the sea.
(b) The body is cremated and the ashes spread over the fields.
(c) The body is buried in the town's cemetery.
(d) The body is plowed into the field.

2. Who is Theseus' mentor?
(a) Pittheus.
(b) Kannadis.
(c) Diokles.
(d) Simo.

3. Who is Theseus' grandfather?
(a) Aigeus.
(b) King Minos.
(c) Diokles.
(d) King Pittheus.

4. What does the oracle announce about Theseus' journey?
(a) Theseus will be afflicted with sickness and will die.
(b) Theseus will make many friends along the way and will be very successful.
(c) Theseus will gain riches and acquire a new kingdom.
(d) Theseus will meet trouble and it will be serious but that the journey will not take his life.

5. What age is Theseus as he narrates the story?
(a) An old man.
(b) A young man.
(c) A child.
(d) A teenager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the entire town watch Theseus and the queen doing?

2. Whom do Theseus and his friend run into as they begin their journey?

3. Why does Theseus decide to make friends with one of the neighboring kingdoms?

4. What is the name of the next town Theseus travels to after leaving the camp?

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

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