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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 happens to the bull after the dance?
(a) The bull is injured.
(b) The bull is sacrificed.
(c) The bull falls in the dirt and dies.
(d) The bull is never used in bull dancing again.

2. What is the life expectancy of a bull dancer?
(a) Six months.
(b) Twelve months.
(c) Three months.
(d) One month.

3. Theseus has heard that if a dancer lasts _____ years the goddess sets them free.
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

4. What does Theseus and his kinsmen practice on the ship?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Singing.
(c) Speed drills.
(d) A dance.

5. What does one of the girl dancers confess to Theseus?
(a) She wants to die first.
(b) She wants to be a leaper.
(c) She is bull shy.
(d) She is terrified of the bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the bull dance, where do Theseus and another of the dancers get caught?

2. What angered Poseidon?

3. Who does the queen sleep with that angers the king?

4. In what month are the bull dancers trained to leap and do cartwheels?

5. Why is the bull never to be killed or hurt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Evaluate Theseus' feelings after taking the king's life.

2. Explain why Asterion might have a grievance against Theseus.

3. Describe an incident in Crete where Theseus shows compassion.

4. Recall what Ariadne tells Theseus about King Minos, explaining how he became sick and why.

5. Explain why Theseus' bull, Herakles, was acting funny.

6. Describe King Minos and what he tells Theseus in their first meeting.

7. Evaluate how much Theseus has grown as a leader in Crete.

8. Recall what Theseus learns about bull dancing while traveling to Crete.

9. Explain why Theseus is chosen to be the leader of the cranes.

10. Describe what Theseus does when the men from Crete come for their tribute and why.

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