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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the children of the king and queen of Crete?
(a) Theseus and Asterion.
(b) Asterion and Ariadne.
(c) Ariadne and Herakles.
(d) Herakles and Corinth.

2. What happens when Theseus and his kinsmen are allowed to watch the bull dance?
(a) The dancer is wounded.
(b) The bull is wounded.
(c) They see a boy die.
(d) The bull is killed.

3. After Theseus and his kinsmen have practiced and before they are ready for their dance, who comes to check on them?
(a) Corinth.
(b) Herakles.
(c) Ariadne.
(d) Asterion.

4. Why does Theseus' father send an invitation to Theseus?
(a) To invite him to a banquet in his honor.
(b) To invite him to the celebration of his new son's birth.
(c) To invite Theseus' mother to come live in Athens.
(d) To invite Theseus' mother to a party.

5. What color of flag does Theseus' father ask Theseus to run up on the ship if he returns?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

6. What does Theseus think of the person who tells him the gods favor him?
(a) This person is cruel.
(b) This person is gentle and kind.
(c) This person is old and senile.
(d) This person is funny.

7. Why is Theseus proclaimed the leader of the bull dancers in Crete?
(a) He is heir to the throne.
(b) He is the bravest.
(c) He was the one that gave himself to the gods.
(d) He is the strongest.

8. How long does the war last?
(a) Two years.
(b) Nearly a month.
(c) A year.
(d) Six months.

9. Who wants the king of Crete to die and is the one who is believed to have infected him?
(a) Ariadne.
(b) The queen.
(c) Asterion.
(d) Theseus.

10. What disease afflicts the king of Crete?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Lyme disease.
(d) Leprosy.

11. After three months of bull dancing, who calls Theseus to his home to dine?
(a) Ariadne.
(b) Herakles.
(c) Asterion.
(d) Corinth.

12. What does Theseus learn about the king's son from the other bull dancers?
(a) That the man wants to save Theseus.
(b) That the man is not the King's real son.
(c) That the man wants to kill Theseus.
(d) That the man is the King's son.

13. Where are Theseus and his kinsmen living in Crete?
(a) The castle.
(b) A house in the country.
(c) The dungeons.
(d) The Bull Court.

14. What happens in the last month of bull dancer training?
(a) They must fight to see who will dance first with the bull.
(b) They go to the pasture to get a bull, but they don't get to pick.
(c) They get to pick their bull.
(d) They practice dancing with the bulls.

15. What does Theseus and his kinsmen practice on the ship?
(a) Speed drills.
(b) A dance.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the queen of Crete treat her daughter when she was young?

2. Where does Theseus go after killing the king?

3. Who calls Theseus to a secret meeting chamber?

4. Why are Theseus and the bull dancers smuggling things?

5. Why does Theseus not accept the gifts at the dinner party?

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