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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After he returns home from battle, what does Theseus tell the queen?
(a) He wants her to have his baby.
(b) He is leaving her and not coming back.
(c) He has to go to Athens to have the king cleanse him of his killing.
(d) He has to go to Athens to defeat the king.

2. Why does Theseus' chariot crash?
(a) One of the bronze lynch pins in Theseus' chariot had been replaced with a wax one.
(b) Theseus' driver was driving recklessly.
(c) Another chariot crashed into Theseus' chariot.
(d) Theseus was run off course by the opposing army.

3. How are Theseus and his friend traveling to Athens?
(a) In a wagon.
(b) On donkeys.
(c) On horses.
(d) By foot.

4. Why does Aigeus command the king and the priestess to keep Theseus' identity hidden?
(a) To keep him from overtaking the throne.
(b) To raise him as a peasant.
(c) To enable him to have more sons.
(d) To keep him safe.

5. What does Theseus and his men come upon at the end of the borders?
(a) The gangs and thieves have rallied themselves to a battlefield to fight.
(b) The gangs and thieves have come to surrender.
(c) The gangs and thieves have joined forces with another kingdom to fight.
(d) A deserted battlefield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Theseus' mother call on an oracle to look at Theseus' journey?

2. Why does Theseus choose not to travel to Athens on the ship?

3. Why does Theseus decide to make friends with one of the neighboring kingdoms?

4. Why did King Minos' men take the smaller boys from Troizen?

5. Of what city is Theseus' mother the chief priestess?

Short Essay Questions

1. Recall what the oracle announces about Theseus' journey.

2. Describe how Xanthos tries to undermine Theseus after the first battle.

3. Define the relationship between Theseus and Xanthos.

4. Evaluate the impact of Theseus' relationship with Simo, describing how this relationship helped Theseus to grow.

5. Describe the relationship between Theseus and Kannadis, concentrating on how Kannadis helps Theseus to understand Poseidon.

6. Explain why Theseus becomes angry with his mother after she tells him to lift the stone.

7. Analyze the relationship between Theseus and Queen Persephone, concentrating on how she makes him feel.

8. Describe how Theseus' parents came together.

9. Explain how Theseus' chariot crashes on the battlefield.

10. Recall what happens when Theseus meets Aigeus for the first time.

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