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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 seeks to take the throne from Aigeus?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His sister.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His two brothers.

2. Who does Theseus watch at the bull fight and decides she is human?
(a) Sea Goddess.
(b) Spirit Goddess.
(c) Moon Goddess.
(d) Earth Goddess.

3. Who are the children of the king and queen of Crete?
(a) Theseus and Asterion.
(b) Herakles and Corinth.
(c) Ariadne and Herakles.
(d) Asterion and Ariadne.

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

5. Who do the people of the town care more for as their leader?
(a) The Princess.
(b) The Prince.
(c) The King.
(d) The Queen.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In what month are the bull dancers trained to leap and do cartwheels?

5. After Theseus' friend is killed, he comes to a camp of _________.

(see the answer key)

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