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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. As a bull dancer, what does Theseus decide he wants to be?
(a) A leaper.
(b) A catcher.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A chaser.
2. When the man threw the item into the sea on the day that Theseus arrived, what was that a symbol of?
(a) A symbol to show that the king is more powerful than the sea.
(b) A symbol to show that the king is at peace with the sea.
(c) A symbol to show that the king is obedient to the sea.
(d) A symbol to show that the king has wed the sea.
3. While training to become a bull dancer, what does Theseus beg Poseidon to make him?
(a) A bull leaper.
(b) A bull catcher.
(c) A bull chaser.
(d) A bull dancer.
4. How many months will the bull dancers have to train?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.
5. After arriving in Crete, what does the man who slapped Theseus across the face throw into the ocean?
(a) His ring.
(b) A stone.
(c) His shoe.
(d) His sword.
6. How long does the war last?
(a) Nearly a month.
(b) Two years.
(c) A year.
(d) Six months.
7. Where does Theseus go after killing the king?
(a) To meet with his kinsmen.
(b) Back to his own bed.
(c) To practice bull dancing.
(d) To his lover's chambers.
8. What does Theseus learn about the king's son from the other bull dancers?
(a) That the man is the King's son.
(b) That the man wants to kill Theseus.
(c) That the man is not the King's real son.
(d) That the man wants to save Theseus.
9. For what have the Crete men come to Athens?
(a) To barter goods.
(b) A tribute of young boys and girls.
(c) To start a war.
(d) A tribute of men and women.
10. Who does Theseus' lover take him to see in a secret lair under the palace?
(a) Herakles.
(b) Asterion.
(c) The queen.
(d) Minos.
11. Who tells Theseus that the gods favor him?
(a) Simo.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) An old woman.
12. What does Theseus and his kinsmen practice on the ship?
(a) A dance.
(b) Singing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Speed drills.
13. Why does Theseus take a different path every night on the way to meet his lover?
(a) So he can map out several places that he might need later on.
(b) To make sure no one is following him.
(c) To strengthen his body for bull dancing.
(d) To ward off bad spirits.
14. What does one of the girl dancers confess to Theseus?
(a) She wants to be a leaper.
(b) She wants to die first.
(c) She is terrified of the bull.
(d) She is bull shy.
15. What angered Poseidon?
(a) Theseus' father dishonored him.
(b) Theseus' father put Theseus' name in the drawing.
(c) Theseus dishonored him.
(d) Theseus' father kept Theseus' name out of the drawing.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is going to send a message to Theseus' father, asking for help in stopping the son of the king of Crete?
2. What happens to the bull after the dance?
3. What is the life expectancy of a bull dancer?
4. What is the name of the palace where the bull dancers will be training?
5. In what month are Theseus and his kinsmen allowed to see a bull dance for the first time?
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