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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. After Theseus and his kinsmen have practiced and before they are ready for their dance, who comes to check on them?
(a) Asterion.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Herakles.

2. What does Theseus learn about the king's son from the other bull dancers?
(a) That the man wants to save Theseus.
(b) That the man wants to kill Theseus.
(c) That the man is the King's son.
(d) That the man is not the King's real son.

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

4. What is Theseus and the other cranes considered to be?
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Seamen.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Soldiers.

5. After arriving in Crete, what does the man who slapped Theseus across the face throw into the ocean?
(a) A stone.
(b) His shoe.
(c) His sword.
(d) His ring.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what have the Crete men come to Athens?

3. Why does Theseus' father send an invitation to Theseus?

4. What happens in the last month of bull dancer training?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Define the relationship between Theseus and the cranes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain the relationship between Theseus and Ariadne.

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