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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. Why does Theseus' mother call on an oracle to look at Theseus' journey?
(a) She wants to know if he'll be successful.
(b) She wants to be able to tell him his future.
(c) She is hoping he will find gold.
(d) She's worried for his safety.

2. In what month are the bull dancers trained to leap and do cartwheels?
(a) Fourth month.
(b) Second month.
(c) First month.
(d) Third month.

3. Where are Theseus and his kinsmen living in Crete?
(a) The dungeons.
(b) The Bull Court.
(c) A house in the country.
(d) The castle.

4. After three months of bull dancing, who calls Theseus to his home to dine?
(a) Ariadne.
(b) Herakles.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Asterion.

5. What is the name of the man who Theseus think is coming to punish him because he retrieved the item out of the sea?
(a) Minos.
(b) Pylas.
(c) Aigeus.
(d) Asterion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theseus learn about the king's son from the other bull dancers?

2. What does Theseus do to the man who kills his friend?

3. How does Theseus' father agree to treat the people in Eleusis?

4. Who is the man that threw the item in the sea for Theseus to retrieve?

5. Who calls Theseus to a secret meeting chamber?

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