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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. How are Theseus and his friend traveling to Athens?
(a) On donkeys.
(b) On horses.
(c) By foot.
(d) In a wagon.

2. How many women had Aigeus been married to before he met Theseus' mother?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

3. Why does Theseus decide to make friends with one of the neighboring kingdoms?
(a) To hire servants to work in the fields.
(b) To barter weapons.
(c) To get them to ask the Eleusians for their help in a war.
(d) To trade goods with them.

4. What does the entire town watch Theseus and the queen doing?
(a) Making love.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sharing a glass of wine.

5. What does Theseus hear the harper singing about?
(a) A city where great riches can be found.
(b) A city that built great structures and the methods they used.
(c) A city where potions can be found to heal the sick.
(d) A city that moved great rocks and the methods they used.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Theseus' father rule?

2. Of what city is Theseus' mother the chief priestess?

3. Who is Theseus' grandfather?

4. Why does Theseus' mother not want Theseus to tell anyone along his journey who he is?

5. From what god is Theseus told from birth that he is begotten?

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