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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 does the queen announce the oracle has proclaimed about Theseus' coming?
(a) He's come to destroy the town.
(b) He's come to kill the current king.
(c) He's come to pay homage to the king and queen.
(d) He's come to marry the queen.

2. How does Theseus' father agree to treat the people in Eleusis?
(a) As better than Athenians.
(b) As equals.
(c) As servants.
(d) Beneath the people of Athens.

3. Who is Theseus' father the son of?
(a) Minos.
(b) Kekrops.
(c) Pittheus.
(d) Pandion.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aigeus command the king and the priestess to keep Theseus' identity hidden?

2. What is the name of the queen's brother?

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

4. What does Theseus decide to do about revealing his true identity to the king?

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

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