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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Theseus discover when reaching the palace?
(a) The queen has killed herself.
(b) The queen waiting to kill him.
(c) The queen is ill.
(d) The queen waiting in anticipation of his arrival.

2. Why does Simo make fun of Theseus?
(a) He's small.
(b) He's slow.
(c) He's skinny.
(d) He's large.

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

4. What is the name of Theseus' childhood friend who begs to come with him?
(a) Pylas.
(b) Dexios.
(c) Simo.
(d) Diokles.

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

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

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

8. What does the entire town watch Theseus and the queen doing?
(a) Sharing a glass of wine.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Eating.
(d) Making love.

9. Who does Theseus go to war against?
(a) The thieves and gangs in Athens.
(b) The thieves and gangs in Megara.
(c) The thieves and gangs in Eleusis.
(d) The thieves and gangs in Isthmus.

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

11. Who does Theseus' mother reveal to be his father?
(a) Aigeus.
(b) Kannadis.
(c) Diokles.
(d) King Pittheus.

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

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

14. What does Theseus do for his men after they defeat the city?
(a) Allows them a day to do as they please.
(b) Gives them all new weapons.
(c) Gives them his own rewards, leaving none for himself.
(d) Throws a banquet for them to celebrate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Theseus' chariot crash?

2. Who requested the death of Theseus?

3. After Theseus talks to his grandfather, how many days is it until a ship arrives at Troizen to take him to Athens?

4. What is the name of the first castle Theseus comes to?

5. How many men is Theseus bringing to help in his father's war?

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