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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. What does the man who slapped Theseus across the face call Poseidon?
(a) Father of the sea.
(b) King of the sea.
(c) Sea-daddy.
(d) Fish-daddy.

2. What is the name of the other boy who comes to serve Poseidon?
(a) Kannadis.
(b) Pittheus.
(c) Diokles.
(d) Simo.

3. What does Theseus decide to do about revealing his true identity to the king?
(a) He decides to wait.
(b) He can't decide.
(c) He decides to tell him right away.
(d) He decides not to tell him.

4. What is the king wearing when the Theseus and his kinsmen first see him in the House of the Axe?
(a) An ornate bull mask.
(b) An ornate horse mask.
(c) An ornate dragon mask.
(d) An ornate eagle mask.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Theseus' father send an invitation to Theseus?

2. What does Theseus name their bull?

3. What does Theseus ask the king of the town just before taking his life?

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

5. After Theseus talks to his grandfather, how many days is it until a ship arrives at Troizen to take him to Athens?

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