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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 ship.
(c) A chariot and horses.
(d) A castle.
2. What is the name of the palace where the bull dancers will be training?
(a) Nisos.
(b) Knosses.
(c) Hellene.
(d) Pylas.
3. What disease afflicts the king of Crete?
(a) Lyme disease.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) Heart disease.
4. What name does Theseus and his kinsmen decide to call themselves?
(a) Bulls.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Cranes.
(d) Falcons.
5. Where does Theseus go after killing the king?
(a) To practice bull dancing.
(b) Back to his own bed.
(c) To meet with his kinsmen.
(d) To his lover's chambers.
6. Why is Theseus troubled by the king's son checking up on him during the bull dancer training?
(a) He thinks he'll keep him from being a leaper.
(b) He thinks he'll keep him from being a dancer.
(c) He thinks he'll keep him from being a chaser.
(d) He thinks he'll keep him from being a catcher.
7. Why does the king ask Theseus to take his life?
(a) So his son will be unable to gain the crown.
(b) To end his suffering.
(c) So his daughter can gain the crown.
(d) To fool others into believing the king's son killed the king.
8. After Theseus and his kinsmen have practiced and before they are ready for their dance, who comes to check on them?
(a) Ariadne.
(b) Herakles.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Asterion.
9. In the first three months, how many members do the cranes lose bull dancing?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Zero.
(d) Three.
10. Why is Theseus proclaimed the leader of the bull dancers in Crete?
(a) He is heir to the throne.
(b) He is the strongest.
(c) He was the one that gave himself to the gods.
(d) He is the bravest.
11. How many months will the bull dancers have to train?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two weeks.
12. How do the people of Crete treat Theseus and his kinsmen when they arrive?
(a) They are prodded and pinched like cattle.
(b) They are applauded and followed around the city.
(c) They are nervous and shy.
(d) They are mocked and ridiculed.
13. Who gave the bull medicine to make him mad?
(a) Asterion.
(b) Simo.
(c) Ariadne.
(d) Minos.
14. What is the name of the bull god?
(a) Centaur.
(b) Ares.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Minotaur.
15. Who are the children of the king and queen of Crete?
(a) Theseus and Asterion.
(b) Herakles and Corinth.
(c) Ariadne and Herakles.
(d) Asterion and Ariadne.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Theseus and the bull dancers smuggle and begin to hide?
2. During the bull dance, where do Theseus and another of the dancers get caught?
3. Who is the man that threw the item in the sea for Theseus to retrieve?
4. For what have the Crete men come to Athens?
5. As a bull dancer, what does Theseus decide he wants to be?
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