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

2. 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.

3. How many women had Aigeus been married to before he met Theseus' mother?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

4. 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 plowed into the field.
(c) The body is buried in the town's cemetery.
(d) The body is cremated and the ashes spread over the fields.

5. Why does Theseus choose not to travel to Athens on the ship?
(a) He's offended by the words of the ship's captain.
(b) He realizes that the ship is not big enough.
(c) He believes it would be faster to travel on land.
(d) He gets very sick on ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the other boy who comes to serve Poseidon?

2. Why must the entire town watch Theseus and the queen?

3. What does the queen do after her fight with Theseus?

4. After a quarrel, what does Theseus offer to do for the queen?

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

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