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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 5-6; Book 2: Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aigeus command the king and the priestess to keep Theseus' identity hidden?
(a) To keep him safe.
(b) To raise him as a peasant.
(c) To enable him to have more sons.
(d) To keep him from overtaking the throne.

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

3. After Theseus' friend is killed, he comes to a camp of _________.
(a) Traveling gypsies.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Young shepherds.
(d) Soldiers.

4. After a quarrel, what does Theseus offer to do for the queen?
(a) To help her with her problem.
(b) To leave the town.
(c) To beat her because she has forgotten that she is a woman.
(d) To buy her something new.

5. What does the oracle announce about Theseus' journey?
(a) Theseus will be afflicted with sickness and will die.
(b) Theseus will gain riches and acquire a new kingdom.
(c) Theseus will make many friends along the way and will be very successful.
(d) Theseus will meet trouble and it will be serious but that the journey will not take his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did King Minos' men take the smaller boys from Troizen?

2. What is the name of the man who kills Theseus' friend?

3. Whom do Theseus and his friend run into as they begin their journey?

4. What age is Theseus as he narrates the story?

5. Who is the queen of the town Theseus travels to?

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