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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. What is the relationship of Diokles and Theseus?
(a) Uncle and nephew.
(b) Father and son.
(c) Grandfather and grandson.
(d) Brothers.

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

3. Who gives Theseus a chariot driver?
(a) Aigeus.
(b) Pylas.
(c) Xanthos.
(d) Persephone.

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

5. Who requested the death of Theseus?
(a) Aigeus.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Pylas.
(d) Sinis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the town ruled by?

2. How many women had Aigeus been married to before he met Theseus' mother?

3. Why does Theseus' mother ask him to lift the altar stone?

4. When Theseus is 7-years-old, what animal does his grandfather sacrifice in a ceremony?

5. What does Theseus do for his men after they defeat the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. Evaluate how Theseus feels about women, giving two examples.

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

3. Describe two different ways Persephone tries to have Theseus killed.

4. Define the relationship between Theseus and Xanthos.

5. Explain why Theseus chose not to go on the ship where his grandfather had attained him a spot .

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

7. Describe one of the customs that is performed in Eleusis every year.

8. Describe how Theseus' parents came together.

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

10. Recall a situation in Chapters 1-4 where Theseus' pride gets in the way.

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