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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. After dealing with the chariot driver, who does Theseus fight in combat?
(a) Pylas.
(b) Simo.
(c) Sinis.
(d) Xanthos.

2. After he returns home from battle, what does Theseus tell the queen?
(a) He has to go to Athens to defeat the king.
(b) He is leaving her and not coming back.
(c) He wants her to have his baby.
(d) He has to go to Athens to have the king cleanse him of his killing.

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

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

5. What is the name of the king's woman?
(a) Helen.
(b) Idis.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Medea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the queen's brother try to give Theseus' men after they defeat the city?

2. Who does Theseus' mother reveal to be his father?

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

4. Who is Theseus' mentor?

5. How old is Theseus when he finishes his service to Poseidon?

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