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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. In Theseus' dream, what does he use to move the rock?
(a) Someone helps him.
(b) Spades.
(c) Wood poles.
(d) A wagon.

2. Why do the people of Crete come to watch the bull dancers train?
(a) To heckle and taunt them.
(b) To be entertained.
(c) To make bets.
(d) To encourage them.

3. Why does Theseus not accept the gifts at the dinner party?
(a) He is a slave and he's unable to accept.
(b) He is angry and does not want them.
(c) He is disgraced and feels unworthy.
(d) He is royal blood and can't accept gifts from a man that struck him.

4. What happens in the last month of bull dancer training?
(a) They must fight to see who will dance first with the bull.
(b) They go to the pasture to get a bull, but they don't get to pick.
(c) They get to pick their bull.
(d) They practice dancing with the bulls.

5. What is one place that Theseus finds useful on his way to meet his lover?
(a) The ancient armory.
(b) The library.
(c) The gold treasury.
(d) The records room.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Theseus when he is sent to begin his service to Poseidon?

2. Why must the entire town watch Theseus and the queen?

3. What name does Theseus and his kinsmen decide to call themselves?

4. What disease afflicts the king of Crete?

5. Who does Theseus' mother reveal to be his father?

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