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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did King Minos' men take the smaller boys from Troizen?
(a) To punish the people of Troizen.
(b) To train them to be soldiers.
(c) To work in the fields as laborers.
(d) To be slaves for entertainment to run with the bulls.

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

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

4. Who is Theseus' grandfather?
(a) King Pittheus.
(b) King Minos.
(c) Diokles.
(d) Aigeus.

5. What do the people of the town believe must happen every year?
(a) A new queen must be crowned.
(b) The queen must sacrifice one of her children.
(c) A new king must be crowned.
(d) The queen must have another child.

6. Why does Theseus' mother not want Theseus to tell anyone along his journey who he is?
(a) She fears they'd want him dead because he's heir to his father's kingdom.
(b) She fears a woman might seduce him because of his birthright.
(c) She worries he'd be robbed of his possessions.
(d) She has many enemies that would kill him because he's her son.

7. How many women had Aigeus been married to before he met Theseus' mother?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

8. As Theseus heads back to his people, what does he discover the queen ordered?
(a) A banquet in his honor.
(b) That he is to be killed.
(c) A monument to be constructed in his honor.
(d) A special ceremony to celebrate his return.

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

10. When Theseus is 7-years-old, what animal does his grandfather sacrifice in a ceremony?
(a) Goat.
(b) Horse.
(c) Cow.
(d) Pig.

11. How does Theseus kill the queen's brother?
(a) Chops off his head.
(b) A spear in his side.
(c) A spear in his heart.
(d) A spear in his back.

12. After dealing with the chariot driver, who does Theseus fight in combat?
(a) Sinis.
(b) Simo.
(c) Xanthos.
(d) Pylas.

13. Why does Theseus decide to make friends with one of the neighboring kingdoms?
(a) To trade goods with them.
(b) To barter weapons.
(c) To hire servants to work in the fields.
(d) To get them to ask the Eleusians for their help in a war.

14. What is the relationship of Diokles and Theseus?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Father and son.
(c) Grandfather and grandson.
(d) Uncle and nephew.

15. What does the queen announce the oracle has proclaimed about Theseus' coming?
(a) He's come to marry the queen.
(b) He's come to kill the current king.
(c) He's come to pay homage to the king and queen.
(d) He's come to destroy the town.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Theseus and his men come upon at the end of the borders?

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

4. What does Theseus do for his men after they defeat the city?

5. Where does Aigeus want Theseus to go when he is able to get the items from under the stone?

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