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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a quarrel, what does Theseus offer to do for the queen?
(a) To buy her something new.
(b) To leave the town.
(c) To beat her because she has forgotten that she is a woman.
(d) To help her with her problem.

2. Where does Theseus' father rule?
(a) Troizen.
(b) Hellene.
(c) Crete.
(d) Athens.

3. Who do Theseus and his friend find on the side of the road?
(a) A woman penniless and starving.
(b) Merchants selling goods.
(c) A man beaten and left for dead.
(d) A traveling group of entertainers.

4. What happens when Theseus stomps the ground after Simo makes fun of him?
(a) A giant hole forms.
(b) An earthquake begins.
(c) He injures his foot.
(d) It begins to rain.

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

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

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

8. How does Theseus' grandfather feel when he learns Theseus didn't go on the ship?
(a) Proud.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Upset.

9. Who is the queen of the town Theseus travels to?
(a) Mary.
(b) Dia.
(c) Helen.
(d) Persephone.

10. Who is Theseus' mentor?
(a) Diokles.
(b) Simo.
(c) Pittheus.
(d) Kannadis.

11. Why does Theseus choose not to travel to Athens on the ship?
(a) He realizes that the ship is not big enough.
(b) He believes it would be faster to travel on land.
(c) He gets very sick on ships.
(d) He's offended by the words of the ship's captain.

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

13. What does the queen announce the oracle has proclaimed about Theseus' coming?
(a) He's come to destroy the town.
(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 marry the queen.

14. What does Theseus do to the chariot driver?
(a) He ties him to a tree and leaves him.
(b) He shows mercy and lets him go.
(c) He makes him his slave.
(d) He kills him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Theseus send away on a boat?

2. Who gives Theseus a chariot driver?

3. What is the name of the queen's brother?

4. What is the name of the king's woman?

5. Why does Aigeus ask the king if he can go to the priestess?

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