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

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

3. What does Theseus decide to do about revealing his true identity to the king?
(a) He decides to tell him right away.
(b) He can't decide.
(c) He decides to wait.
(d) He decides not to tell him.

4. How many men is Theseus bringing to help in his father's war?
(a) Five thousand men.
(b) Three thousand men.
(c) A thousand men.
(d) Five hundred men.

5. After Theseus talks to his grandfather, how many days is it until a ship arrives at Troizen to take him to Athens?
(a) Three days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Fourteen days.
(d) Thirty days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theseus do to the chariot driver?

2. Who do Theseus and his friend find on the side of the road?

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

4. Why does Theseus' mother ask him to lift the altar stone?

5. Why does Theseus' mother need to give herself to the first man that is sent by the gods?

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