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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. How does Theseus make the people in the camp feel?
(a) Envious.
(b) Safe.
(c) Angry.
(d) Nervous.

2. Who is Theseus' grandfather?
(a) King Minos.
(b) King Pittheus.
(c) Aigeus.
(d) Diokles.

3. Who do Theseus and his friend find on the side of the road?
(a) Merchants selling goods.
(b) A man beaten and left for dead.
(c) A woman penniless and starving.
(d) A traveling group of entertainers.

4. Who gives Theseus a chariot driver?
(a) Aigeus.
(b) Xanthos.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Pylas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Theseus and his kinsmen living in Crete?

2. Why is Theseus proclaimed the leader of the bull dancers in Crete?

3. What does the oracle announce about Theseus' journey?

4. After three months of bull dancing, who calls Theseus to his home to dine?

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

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