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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How are Theseus and his friend traveling to Athens?
(a) In a wagon.
(b) On donkeys.
(c) By foot.
(d) On horses.

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

4. From what god is Theseus told from birth that he is begotten?
(a) Ares.
(b) Hades.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Poseidon.

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

6. What does Theseus ask the king of the town just before taking his life?
(a) To beg for mercy.
(b) To tell him the secrets of the town.
(c) To forgive him any sin for taking his life.
(d) To please stop crying.

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

8. What does the oracle announce about Theseus' journey?
(a) Theseus will meet trouble and it will be serious but that the journey will not take his life.
(b) Theseus will make many friends along the way and will be very successful.
(c) Theseus will gain riches and acquire a new kingdom.
(d) Theseus will be afflicted with sickness and will die.

9. 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 destroy the town.
(c) He's come to pay homage to the king and queen.
(d) He's come to kill the current king.

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

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

12. Where does Aigeus want Theseus to go when he is able to get the items from under the stone?
(a) Troizen.
(b) Hellene.
(c) Crete.
(d) Athens.

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

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

15. What is the name of the man who kills Theseus' friend?
(a) Skiron.
(b) Nisos.
(c) Megara.
(d) Pylas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who requested the death of Theseus?

2. Who seeks to take the throne from Aigeus?

3. After he returns home from battle, what does Theseus tell the queen?

4. Why did King Minos' men take the smaller boys from Troizen?

5. What does Theseus discover when reaching the palace?

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