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

2. What does Theseus name their bull?
(a) Herakles.
(b) Corinth.
(c) Ariadne.
(d) Asterion.

3. In the first three months, how many members do the cranes lose bull dancing?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Zero.
(d) Five.

4. What do Theseus and the bull dancers smuggle and begin to hide?
(a) Food.
(b) Gold.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Armor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Theseus watch at the bull fight and decides she is human?

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

3. What happens to the bull after the dance?

4. What is the name of the bull god?

5. What does Theseus and his kinsmen practice on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the relationship between Theseus and Ariadne.

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

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

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

7. Define the relationship between Theseus and the cranes.

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

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

10. Describe how Theseus is hurt during a bull dance.

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