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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things will end the bull dancing?
(a) The bull dies or the dancer decides to stop.
(b) The bull dies or the dancer gets tired.
(c) The bull is wounded or the dancer is wounded.
(d) The bull is too tired to chase or the dancer dies by the bull.

2. Who tells Theseus that the gods favor him?
(a) Simo.
(b) An old woman.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. After arriving in Crete, what does the man who slapped Theseus across the face throw into the ocean?
(a) His ring.
(b) His sword.
(c) A stone.
(d) His shoe.

4. Why does Theseus choose not to travel to Athens on the ship?
(a) He believes it would be faster to travel on land.
(b) He gets very sick on ships.
(c) He's offended by the words of the ship's captain.
(d) He realizes that the ship is not big enough.

5. What does the man who slapped Theseus across the face call Poseidon?
(a) Sea-daddy.
(b) Father of the sea.
(c) King of the sea.
(d) Fish-daddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship of Diokles and Theseus?

2. Why must the entire town watch Theseus and the queen?

3. In the first three months, how many members do the cranes lose bull dancing?

4. When Theseus is 7-years-old, what animal does his grandfather sacrifice in a ceremony?

5. Who is the man that threw the item in the sea for Theseus to retrieve?

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