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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the first three months, how many members do the cranes lose bull dancing?
(a) Zero.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Five.
2. With what does Theseus kill the king?
(a) Sacred ax.
(b) Sacred sword.
(c) Sacred arrow.
(d) Sacred dagger.
3. What does Theseus name their bull?
(a) Asterion.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Herakles.
4. In what month are the bull dancers trained to leap and do cartwheels?
(a) Third month.
(b) Second month.
(c) Fourth month.
(d) First month.
5. How did the queen of Crete treat her daughter when she was young?
(a) She was treated as an outcast and told she was nasty.
(b) She was held dear by her mother.
(c) She was ignored but not treated badly.
(d) She was treated as very special and loved.
6. What does Theseus and his kinsmen practice on the ship?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Singing.
(c) A dance.
(d) Speed drills.
7. What gift does Theseus' father give him?
(a) A castle.
(b) A chariot and horses.
(c) A sword and shield.
(d) A ship.
8. What is Theseus and the other cranes considered to be?
(a) Hunters.
(b) Barbarians.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Seamen.
9. What is the name of the man who Theseus think is coming to punish him because he retrieved the item out of the sea?
(a) Minos.
(b) Aigeus.
(c) Asterion.
(d) Pylas.
10. 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 has wed the sea.
(b) A symbol to show that the king is obedient to the sea.
(c) A symbol to show that the king is at peace with the sea.
(d) A symbol to show that the king is more powerful than the sea.
11. 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 sword.
(d) His shoe.
12. Who does Theseus' lover take him to see in a secret lair under the palace?
(a) Minos.
(b) Asterion.
(c) The queen.
(d) Herakles.
13. Who does Theseus watch at the bull fight and decides she is human?
(a) Moon Goddess.
(b) Spirit Goddess.
(c) Sea Goddess.
(d) Earth Goddess.
14. What happens to the bull after the dance?
(a) The bull is sacrificed.
(b) The bull is injured.
(c) The bull is never used in bull dancing again.
(d) The bull falls in the dirt and dies.
15. What is Theseus offered at the dinner party?
(a) Sword and shield.
(b) Gold and jewels.
(c) His freedom.
(d) Horse and chariot.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wants the king of Crete to die and is the one who is believed to have infected him?
2. What name does Theseus and his kinsmen decide to call themselves?
3. What does Theseus think of the person who tells him the gods favor him?
4. How many months will the bull dancers have to train?
5. Why does Theseus take a different path every night on the way to meet his lover?
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