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

2. Whom does Theseus send away on a boat?
(a) The queen and her children.
(b) The people of Eleusis.
(c) The soldiers of Eleusis.
(d) The king of Athens.

3. What is the name of the first castle Theseus comes to?
(a) Megara.
(b) Hellene.
(c) Nisos.
(d) Sinis.

4. Who does Theseus' lover take him to see in a secret lair under the palace?
(a) Asterion.
(b) The queen.
(c) Minos.
(d) Herakles.

5. Why does the king ask Theseus to take his life?
(a) To end his suffering.
(b) So his son will be unable to gain the crown.
(c) So his daughter can gain the crown.
(d) To fool others into believing the king's son killed the king.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Theseus ruin the symbol by retrieving the item?

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

3. What happens when Theseus stomps the ground after Simo makes fun of him?

4. Why is Theseus having a hard time controlling the bull dancers?

5. Where does Theseus' father rule?

(see the answer key)

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