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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. During the bull dance, where do Theseus and another of the dancers get caught?
(a) In the bull's horns.
(b) Cornered against the wall by the bull.
(c) Underneath the bull.
(d) In the bull's front legs.

2. With what does Theseus kill the king?
(a) Sacred dagger.
(b) Sacred sword.
(c) Sacred arrow.
(d) Sacred ax.

3. Why did King Minos' men take the smaller boys from Troizen?
(a) To be slaves for entertainment to run with the bulls.
(b) To punish the people of Troizen.
(c) To work in the fields as laborers.
(d) To train them to be soldiers.

4. What does Theseus think of the person who tells him the gods favor him?
(a) This person is funny.
(b) This person is gentle and kind.
(c) This person is old and senile.
(d) This person is cruel.

5. Who is the man that threw the item in the sea for Theseus to retrieve?
(a) Asterion.
(b) Minos.
(c) Nisos.
(d) Pylas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in the last month of bull dancer training?

2. What is the name of the king's woman?

3. What does Theseus discover when reaching the palace?

4. What is Theseus offered at the dinner party?

5. Who requested the death of Theseus?

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