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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 10; Book 5: Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Theseus do to the man who kills his friend?
(a) He follows him, but the man gets away.
(b) He kills him.
(c) He does nothing.
(d) He wounds him badly but lets him leave.

2. What does Theseus tell the bull dancers that are not in for the night to get?
(a) The weapons that they have hidden.
(b) The gold that they have hidden.
(c) The horses that they have hidden.
(d) The jewels that they have hidden.

3. What is the name of the bull god?
(a) Minotaur.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Ares.
(d) Centaur.

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

5. As a bull dancer, what does Theseus decide he wants to be?
(a) A catcher.
(b) A dancer.
(c) A leaper.
(d) A chaser.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Theseus offered at the dinner party?

2. Where does Theseus go after killing the king?

3. What do the people of the town believe must happen every year?

4. What does Theseus think of the person who tells him the gods favor him?

5. After Theseus and his kinsmen have practiced and before they are ready for their dance, who comes to check on them?

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