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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Aigeus want Theseus to go when he is able to get the items from under the stone?
(a) Crete.
(b) Athens.
(c) Troizen.
(d) Hellene.

2. In the story that Theseus' grandfather tells him, what befalls the city?
(a) A flood.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A drought.
(d) A plague.

3. What age is Theseus as he narrates the story?
(a) A child.
(b) A teenager.
(c) An old man.
(d) A young man.

4. 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 train them to be soldiers.
(d) To work in the fields as laborers.

5. How old is Theseus when he is sent to begin his service to Poseidon?
(a) 8 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 13 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items does Theseus find under the rock?

2. How many women had Aigeus been married to before he met Theseus' mother?

3. Who is Theseus' grandfather?

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

5. In Theseus' dream, what does he use to move the rock?

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