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

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

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

4. 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 wounded or the dancer is wounded.
(d) The bull is too tired to chase or the dancer dies by the bull.

5. 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 obedient to the sea.
(c) A symbol to show that the king has wed the sea.
(d) A symbol to show that the king is at peace with the sea.

6. Who does Theseus watch at the bull fight and decides she is human?
(a) Moon Goddess.
(b) Earth Goddess.
(c) Spirit Goddess.
(d) Sea Goddess.

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

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

9. 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 ward off bad spirits.
(d) To strengthen his body for bull dancing.

10. What is the life expectancy of a bull dancer?
(a) One month.
(b) Six months.
(c) Twelve months.
(d) Three months.

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

12. With what does Theseus kill the king?
(a) Sacred dagger.
(b) Sacred arrow.
(c) Sacred ax.
(d) Sacred sword.

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

14. For what have the Crete men come to Athens?
(a) To start a war.
(b) A tribute of men and women.
(c) A tribute of young boys and girls.
(d) To barter goods.

15. 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 very special and loved.
(c) She was held dear by her mother.
(d) She was treated as an outcast and told she was nasty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one place that Theseus finds useful on his way to meet his lover?

2. What does the man who slapped Theseus across the face call Poseidon?

3. Who is the man that threw the item in the sea for Theseus to retrieve?

4. In what month are Theseus and his kinsmen allowed to see a bull dance for the first time?

5. What name does Theseus and his kinsmen decide to call themselves?

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