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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Theseus' father give him?
(a) A sword and shield.
(b) A chariot and horses.
(c) A ship.
(d) A castle.

2. What name does Theseus and his kinsmen decide to call themselves?
(a) Falcons.
(b) Cranes.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Bulls.

3. Why is the bull never to be killed or hurt?
(a) The god dwells in him.
(b) He is the king's favorite animal.
(c) It would bring bad luck to the kingdom.
(d) He is the queen's favorite animal.

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

5. What is the name of the bull dancer who jumps up and over the bull?
(a) A chaser.
(b) A leaper.
(c) A catcher.
(d) A dancer.

6. What is the name of the palace where the bull dancers will be training?
(a) Pylas.
(b) Nisos.
(c) Hellene.
(d) Knosses.

7. What does Theseus' father want to do for Theseus' birthday?
(a) Go on a trip.
(b) Create a monument in his honor.
(c) Have a ceremony in his honor.
(d) Have a great feast.

8. What is Theseus offered at the dinner party?
(a) Horse and chariot.
(b) Gold and jewels.
(c) His freedom.
(d) Sword and shield.

9. What is Theseus and the other cranes considered to be?
(a) Hunters.
(b) Barbarians.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Seamen.

10. How did the queen of Crete treat her daughter when she was young?
(a) She was ignored but not treated badly.
(b) She was treated as an outcast and told she was nasty.
(c) She was held dear by her mother.
(d) She was treated as very special and loved.

11. Who gave the bull medicine to make him mad?
(a) Simo.
(b) Minos.
(c) Ariadne.
(d) Asterion.

12. While training to become a bull dancer, what does Theseus beg Poseidon to make him?
(a) A bull chaser.
(b) A bull dancer.
(c) A bull catcher.
(d) A bull leaper.

13. After arriving in Crete, what does the man who slapped Theseus across the face throw into the ocean?
(a) A stone.
(b) His sword.
(c) His ring.
(d) His shoe.

14. How many months will the bull dancers have to train?
(a) One month.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six months.

15. What two things will end the bull dancing?
(a) The bull dies or the dancer decides to stop.
(b) The bull dies or the dancer gets tired.
(c) The bull is too tired to chase or the dancer dies by the bull.
(d) The bull is wounded or the dancer is wounded.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the queen sleep with that angers the king?

2. Why does the king ask Theseus to take his life?

3. Who does Theseus' lover take him to see in a secret lair under the palace?

4. What happens when Theseus and his kinsmen are allowed to watch the bull dance?

5. What is the king wearing when the Theseus and his kinsmen first see him in the House of the Axe?

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