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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 3; Book 3: Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the first castle Theseus comes to?
(a) Hellene.
(b) Nisos.
(c) Sinis.
(d) Megara.

2. Why does Theseus' mother call on an oracle to look at Theseus' journey?
(a) She is hoping he will find gold.
(b) She's worried for his safety.
(c) She wants to be able to tell him his future.
(d) She wants to know if he'll be successful.

3. What happens to the body of the person that's killed every year in the town?
(a) The body is buried in the town's cemetery.
(b) The body is cremated and the ashes spread over the fields.
(c) The body is plowed into the field.
(d) The body is thrown into the sea.

4. Why does Theseus' mother ask him to lift the altar stone?
(a) So she can hide her valuables.
(b) So it's out of her way.
(c) So she can tell him who his father is.
(d) So she can retrieve her long lost treasure.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Theseus find to leave his sword?

3. How does Theseus' father agree to treat the people in Eleusis?

4. What does Theseus ask the king of the town just before taking his life?

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

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