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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 raise him as a peasant.
(c) To enable him to have more sons.
(d) To keep him from overtaking the throne.

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

3. How does Theseus' grandfather feel when he learns Theseus didn't go on the ship?
(a) Sad.
(b) Proud.
(c) Happy.
(d) Upset.

4. What does Theseus do to the man who kills his friend?
(a) He wounds him badly but lets him leave.
(b) He follows him, but the man gets away.
(c) He does nothing.
(d) He kills him.

5. Why does Theseus decide to make friends with one of the neighboring kingdoms?
(a) To barter weapons.
(b) To get them to ask the Eleusians for their help in a war.
(c) To hire servants to work in the fields.
(d) To trade goods with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Theseus' mentor?

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

3. What items does Theseus find under the rock?

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

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

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