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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. Who is the ruler of the neighboring kingdom?
(a) Eleusis.
(b) Megara.
(c) Nisos.
(d) Pylas.

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

3. Why are Theseus and the bull dancers smuggling things?
(a) They are planning to take a stand against the king's son.
(b) They are planning on helping all of the bull dancers.
(c) They are planning on escaping.
(d) They want to become wealthy.

4. During the bull dance, where do Theseus and another of the dancers get caught?
(a) Underneath the bull.
(b) In the bull's horns.
(c) Cornered against the wall by the bull.
(d) In the bull's front legs.

5. Why is Theseus proclaimed the leader of the bull dancers in Crete?
(a) He is the bravest.
(b) He was the one that gave himself to the gods.
(c) He is heir to the throne.
(d) He is the strongest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story that Theseus' grandfather tells him, what befalls the city?

2. Who requested the death of Theseus?

3. Why does Theseus take a different path every night on the way to meet his lover?

4. In Theseus' dream, what does he use to move the rock?

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

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