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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. How do the people of Crete treat Theseus and his kinsmen when they arrive?
(a) They are nervous and shy.
(b) They are mocked and ridiculed.
(c) They are applauded and followed around the city.
(d) They are prodded and pinched like cattle.

2. 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 terrified of the bull.
(d) She is bull shy.

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

4. Where are Theseus and his kinsmen living in Crete?
(a) A house in the country.
(b) The castle.
(c) The Bull Court.
(d) The dungeons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants the king of Crete to die and is the one who is believed to have infected him?

2. Who does Theseus' lover take him to see in a secret lair under the palace?

3. Why is Theseus proclaimed the leader of the bull dancers in Crete?

4. What happens when Theseus and his kinsmen are allowed to watch the bull dance?

5. Who gave the bull medicine to make him mad?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the House of the Axe and how Theseus feels about being there.

3. Explain what the old woman in Aigeus' kingdom says to Theseus.

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

5. Explain what Theseus learns about Asterion's true identity.

6. Define the relationship between Theseus and the cranes.

7. Explain the relationship between Theseus and Ariadne.

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

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

10. Describe what Theseus and the cranes do to cause a scene when they arrive at Crete.

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