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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Theseus' mother ask him to lift the altar stone?
(a) So it's out of her way.
(b) So she can tell him who his father is.
(c) So she can retrieve her long lost treasure.
(d) So she can hide her valuables.

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

3. As Theseus heads back to his people, what does he discover the queen ordered?
(a) A special ceremony to celebrate his return.
(b) A monument to be constructed in his honor.
(c) That he is to be killed.
(d) A banquet in his honor.

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

5. How are Theseus and his friend traveling to Athens?
(a) By foot.
(b) On horses.
(c) On donkeys.
(d) In a wagon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did King Minos' men take the smaller boys from Troizen?

2. Why does Theseus' chariot crash?

3. Why is the bull never to be killed or hurt?

4. Why does Aigeus ask the king if he can go to the priestess?

5. Who is going to send a message to Theseus' father, asking for help in stopping the son of the king of Crete?

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