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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 3; Book 3: Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did King Minos' men take the smaller boys from Troizen?
(a) To train them to be soldiers.
(b) To work in the fields as laborers.
(c) To punish the people of Troizen.
(d) To be slaves for entertainment to run with the bulls.

2. Why does Theseus choose not to travel to Athens on the ship?
(a) He believes it would be faster to travel on land.
(b) He's offended by the words of the ship's captain.
(c) He realizes that the ship is not big enough.
(d) He gets very sick on ships.

3. Where does Theseus' father rule?
(a) Crete.
(b) Troizen.
(c) Hellene.
(d) Athens.

4. Why does Theseus decide to make friends with one of the neighboring kingdoms?
(a) To hire servants to work in the fields.
(b) To get them to ask the Eleusians for their help in a war.
(c) To trade goods with them.
(d) To barter weapons.

5. What happens to the body of the person that's killed every year in the town?
(a) The body is cremated and the ashes spread over the fields.
(b) The body is thrown into the sea.
(c) The body is plowed into the field.
(d) The body is buried in the town's cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the queen act when Theseus leaves for battle?

2. Of what city is Theseus' mother the chief priestess?

3. Who do the people of the town care more for as their leader?

4. Why does Theseus' chariot crash?

5. How does Theseus make the people in the camp feel?

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