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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After a quarrel, what does Theseus offer to do for the queen?
(a) To beat her because she has forgotten that she is a woman.
(b) To leave the town.
(c) To buy her something new.
(d) To help her with her problem.

3. Why did someone give the bull medicine to make him mad?
(a) This person wanted all of the bull dancers to die.
(b) This person wanted the bull dead.
(c) This person wanted Theseus dead.
(d) This person wagered money on a death in the arena.

4. What is the name of the bull dancer who jumps up and over the bull?
(a) A chaser.
(b) A dancer.
(c) A leaper.
(d) A catcher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the queen's brother try to give Theseus' men after they defeat the city?

2. While training to become a bull dancer, what does Theseus beg Poseidon to make him?

3. Why is Theseus troubled by the king's son checking up on him during the bull dancer training?

4. Who wants the king of Crete to die and is the one who is believed to have infected him?

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

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