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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 did the queen of Crete treat her son when he was young?
(a) He was liked but not favored.
(b) He was ignored but not treated badly.
(c) He was treated as an outcast and told he was nasty.
(d) He was held dear by his mother.

2. In what month are Theseus and his kinsmen allowed to see a bull dance for the first time?
(a) Second month.
(b) Third month.
(c) First month.
(d) Fourth month.

3. As a bull dancer, what does Theseus decide he wants to be?
(a) A dancer.
(b) A chaser.
(c) A catcher.
(d) A leaper.

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

5. What is the name of the palace where the bull dancers will be training?
(a) Knosses.
(b) Pylas.
(c) Nisos.
(d) Hellene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bull dancer who jumps up and over the bull?

2. Who is the man that threw the item in the sea for Theseus to retrieve?

3. With what does Theseus kill the king?

4. After three months of bull dancing, who calls Theseus to his home to dine?

5. What happens to the bull after the dance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe bull dancing, concentrating on the different roles of each dancer.

4. Explain what Theseus learns about the customs and prophesies of the Creates.

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

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

7. Describe the relationship between Ariadne and Asterion, concentrating on how their mother treated them.

8. Explain what Theseus does that makes Ariadne cry in Book 4: Chapter 7.

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

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

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