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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 Theseus' house called?
(a) Crete.
(b) Hellene.
(c) Troizen.
(d) Athens.

2. Of what city is Theseus' mother the chief priestess?
(a) Crete.
(b) Troizen.
(c) Hellene.
(d) Athens.

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

4. What is the relationship of Diokles and Theseus?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Grandfather and grandson.
(c) Uncle and nephew.
(d) Father and son.

5. What does the oracle announce about Theseus' journey?
(a) Theseus will make many friends along the way and will be very successful.
(b) Theseus will be afflicted with sickness and will die.
(c) Theseus will gain riches and acquire a new kingdom.
(d) Theseus will meet trouble and it will be serious but that the journey will not take his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theseus hear the harper singing about?

2. What happens when Theseus stomps the ground after Simo makes fun of him?

3. After a quarrel, what does Theseus offer to do for the queen?

4. What happens to the body of the person that's killed every year in the town?

5. Where does Theseus' father rule?

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