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

2. What does the king do when he sees Theseus' ship coming at the end of the book?
(a) The king jumps into the sea.
(b) The king stabs himself in the heart.
(c) The king throws himself over the balcony of the castle.
(d) The king drinks a vile of poison.

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

4. How is Theseus feeling while waiting to hear news of the king's death?
(a) Angry.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Eager.
(d) Sad.

5. What is the name of the road on which Theseus travels to Athens?
(a) Eleusis Road.
(b) Troizen Road.
(c) Isthmus Road.
(d) Nisos Road.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why won't Theseus go to his lover the night before the bull dance?

2. What is the name of the girl wearing a goddess outfit in Crete that Theseus is attracted to?

3. After a quarrel, what does Theseus offer to do for the queen?

4. The day following Herakles death, what does Theseus remember from his childhood that explains his feelings of unease?

5. Why are Theseus and the bull dancers smuggling things?

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