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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What items does Theseus find under the rock?
(a) Shield and sword.
(b) Sword and sandals.
(c) Sandals and shield.
(d) Helmet and shield.

2. What is the name of the other boy who comes to serve Poseidon?
(a) Pittheus.
(b) Diokles.
(c) Simo.
(d) Kannadis.

3. Why does Theseus' mother call on an oracle to look at Theseus' journey?
(a) She is hoping he will find gold.
(b) She wants to know if he'll be successful.
(c) She wants to be able to tell him his future.
(d) She's worried for his safety.

4. Who requested the death of Theseus?
(a) Sinis.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Aigeus.
(d) Pylas.

5. How old is Theseus when he is sent to begin his service to Poseidon?
(a) 10 years old.
(b) 8 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 13 years old.

6. Who is the town ruled by?
(a) Men.
(b) The elderly.
(c) The townspeople.
(d) Women.

7. In the story that Theseus' grandfather tells him, what befalls the city?
(a) A plague.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A drought.
(d) A flood.

8. What does Theseus and his men come upon at the end of the borders?
(a) The gangs and thieves have rallied themselves to a battlefield to fight.
(b) A deserted battlefield.
(c) The gangs and thieves have come to surrender.
(d) The gangs and thieves have joined forces with another kingdom to fight.

9. Whom do Theseus and his friend run into as they begin their journey?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Old friends from home.
(c) Robbers and thieves.
(d) Merchants.

10. In Theseus' dream, what does he use to move the rock?
(a) A wagon.
(b) Spades.
(c) Wood poles.
(d) Someone helps him.

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

12. What happens to the body of the person that's killed every year in the town?
(a) The body is plowed into the field.
(b) The body is buried in the town's cemetery.
(c) The body is thrown into the sea.
(d) The body is cremated and the ashes spread over the fields.

13. Who is Theseus' father the son of?
(a) Pittheus.
(b) Pandion.
(c) Kekrops.
(d) Minos.

14. How is Theseus' grandfather feeling when Theseus comes to visit him?
(a) Excited.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sickly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the queen of the town Theseus travels to?

2. Why does Theseus decide to make friends with one of the neighboring kingdoms?

3. What does Theseus do to the man who kills his friend?

4. Why does Simo make fun of Theseus?

5. Where does Theseus' father rule?

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