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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. Who calls Theseus to a secret meeting chamber?
(a) Ariadne.
(b) Asterion.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Herakles.

2. While training to become a bull dancer, what does Theseus beg Poseidon to make him?
(a) A bull dancer.
(b) A bull chaser.
(c) A bull leaper.
(d) A bull catcher.

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

4. Who is going to send a message to Theseus' father, asking for help in stopping the son of the king of Crete?
(a) Ariadne.
(b) A bard who's singing in the palace.
(c) Herakles.
(d) Corinth.

5. Who is the man that threw the item in the sea for Theseus to retrieve?
(a) Minos.
(b) Pylas.
(c) Asterion.
(d) Nisos.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the people of Crete treat Theseus and his kinsmen when they arrive?

3. What disease afflicts the king of Crete?

4. What does Theseus' father want to do for Theseus' birthday?

5. Why does the king ask Theseus to take his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Recall how the dancers obtain their bull.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Explain what happens to make Theseus force the cranes to renew their vows to each other.

9. Analyze the differences between Theseus and Asterion.

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

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