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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. What do the people of the town pick someone to do every year?
(a) Kill the current king.
(b) Sacrifice one of the queen's children.
(c) Select a new queen.
(d) Kill the current queen.

2. What is the name of the road on which Theseus travels to Athens?
(a) Isthmus Road.
(b) Troizen Road.
(c) Eleusis Road.
(d) Nisos Road.

3. What is the name of the man who kills Theseus' friend?
(a) Nisos.
(b) Megara.
(c) Pylas.
(d) Skiron.

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

5. Why does Simo make fun of Theseus?
(a) He's large.
(b) He's slow.
(c) He's small.
(d) He's skinny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Theseus' mother call on an oracle to look at Theseus' journey?

2. When Theseus is 7-years-old, what animal does his grandfather sacrifice in a ceremony?

3. What is the relationship of Diokles and Theseus?

4. What do the people of the town believe must happen every year?

5. Why does Aigeus ask the king if he can go to the priestess?

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