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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 name of the next town Theseus travels to after leaving the camp?
(a) Nisos.
(b) Megara.
(c) Eleusis.
(d) Athens.

2. Who do Theseus and his friend find on the side of the road?
(a) A traveling group of entertainers.
(b) A woman penniless and starving.
(c) A man beaten and left for dead.
(d) Merchants selling goods.

3. Who does Theseus find to leave his sword?
(a) The queen.
(b) Simo.
(c) He can't find anyone he trusts.
(d) Pylas.

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

5. What does Theseus decide to do about revealing his true identity to the king?
(a) He decides to tell him right away.
(b) He decides not to tell him.
(c) He decides to wait.
(d) He can't decide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the king invite Theseus to drink with him?

2. In the story that Theseus' grandfather tells him, what befalls the city?

3. How does Theseus' father agree to treat the people in Eleusis?

4. What does Theseus ask the king of the town just before taking his life?

5. As Theseus heads back to his people, what does he discover the queen ordered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Theseus' plan to get out of the kingdom without shaming his name.

2. Analyze the relationship between Theseus and Aigeus at their first meeting.

3. Evaluate Theseus' actions, concentrating on how much he has matured as king.

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

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

6. Distinguish the difference between Theseus killing the man on the side of the road and his killing Skiron.

7. Explain why the true identity of Theseus' lineage was hidden.

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

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

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

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