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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Theseus offered at the dinner party?

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

3. What does Theseus think of the person who tells him the gods favor him?

4. Why does Theseus' lover begin to cry?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Evaluate how much Theseus has grown as a leader in Crete.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Theseus' great leadership brings loyalty from his men. There are many different examples of leaders commanding respect and using power throughout the novel. Explain how being a great leader can bring loyalty, citing examples from the text. Theseus and Asterion are both leaders. Compare the different ways they command respect using examples.

Essay Topic 2

The narrator of The King Must Die is also a participant in the story. Analyze how different the story would be if told from an observer and non-participant point of view.

Essay Topic 3

King Minos is the ruler of Crete, Theseus is also a leader and ruler of many people.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the characters of Minos and Theseus. How are they similar and how are they different as rulers?

Part 2) Explain why Minos' character is important to the story. How does he affect Theseus?

Part 3) Besides Theseus, what ruler from the story do you like the most and why (Aigeus, Pittheus, Persephone, Asterion, Minos)?

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