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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Theseus ruin the symbol by retrieving the item?
(a) He disrupted his destiny.
(b) He dishonored the king.
(c) He disrespected the sea.
(d) He wed himself to the sea.

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

3. What is the name of the bull god?
(a) Minotaur.
(b) Ares.
(c) Centaur.
(d) Poseidon.

4. Who tells Theseus that the gods favor him?
(a) Simo.
(b) An old woman.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

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

6. Why does Theseus not accept the gifts at the dinner party?
(a) He is royal blood and can't accept gifts from a man that struck him.
(b) He is a slave and he's unable to accept.
(c) He is angry and does not want them.
(d) He is disgraced and feels unworthy.

7. During the bull dance, where do Theseus and another of the dancers get caught?
(a) In the bull's front legs.
(b) Cornered against the wall by the bull.
(c) In the bull's horns.
(d) Underneath the bull.

8. In what month are the bull dancers trained to leap and do cartwheels?
(a) First month.
(b) Fourth month.
(c) Second month.
(d) Third month.

9. Who calls Theseus to a secret meeting chamber?
(a) Corinth.
(b) Asterion.
(c) Ariadne.
(d) Herakles.

10. Who does the queen sleep with that angers the king?
(a) A young bull dancer.
(b) A rival king.
(c) His brother.
(d) His best friend.

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

12. Why won't Theseus go to his lover the night before the bull dance?
(a) He must stay away because he's being followed.
(b) He must keep his pledge to his fellow cranes.
(c) He no longer desires her.
(d) He is angry with her.

13. Why does Theseus take a different path every night on the way to meet his lover?
(a) To strengthen his body for bull dancing.
(b) To ward off bad spirits.
(c) So he can map out several places that he might need later on.
(d) To make sure no one is following him.

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

15. Why does the king ask Theseus to take his life?
(a) So his daughter can gain the crown.
(b) To end his suffering.
(c) To fool others into believing the king's son killed the king.
(d) So his son will be unable to gain the crown.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Theseus and his kinsmen have practiced and before they are ready for their dance, who comes to check on them?

2. What is the life expectancy of a bull dancer?

3. What angered Poseidon?

4. Why does Theseus' lover begin to cry?

5. What does Theseus and his kinsmen practice on the ship?

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