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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. After dealing with the chariot driver, who does Theseus fight in combat?
(a) Simo.
(b) Xanthos.
(c) Sinis.
(d) Pylas.

2. How does Theseus kill the queen's brother?
(a) Chops off his head.
(b) A spear in his back.
(c) A spear in his side.
(d) A spear in his heart.

3. What does Theseus do to the chariot driver?
(a) He shows mercy and lets him go.
(b) He kills him.
(c) He ties him to a tree and leaves him.
(d) He makes him his slave.

4. What is the name of the queen's brother?
(a) Nisos.
(b) Aigeus.
(c) Xanthos.
(d) Pylas.

5. What does the entire town watch Theseus and the queen doing?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Making love.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sharing a glass of wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship of Diokles and Theseus?

2. Where does Theseus' father rule?

3. Why does Theseus' mother call on an oracle to look at Theseus' journey?

4. Whom do Theseus and his friend run into as they begin their journey?

5. How many women had Aigeus been married to before he met Theseus' mother?

(see the answer key)

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