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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the people of Crete treat Theseus and his kinsmen when they arrive?
(a) They are nervous and shy.
(b) They are mocked and ridiculed.
(c) They are prodded and pinched like cattle.
(d) They are applauded and followed around the city.

2. What does Theseus' father want to do for Theseus' birthday?
(a) Have a ceremony in his honor.
(b) Have a great feast.
(c) Go on a trip.
(d) Create a monument in his honor.

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

4. What does the man who slapped Theseus across the face call Poseidon?
(a) King of the sea.
(b) Fish-daddy.
(c) Father of the sea.
(d) Sea-daddy.

5. After a quarrel, what does Theseus offer to do for the queen?
(a) To help her with her problem.
(b) To beat her because she has forgotten that she is a woman.
(c) To leave the town.
(d) To buy her something new.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people of the town pick someone to do every year?

2. Where does Aigeus want Theseus to go when he is able to get the items from under the stone?

3. After Theseus' friend is killed, he comes to a camp of _________.

4. What two things will end the bull dancing?

5. Why does Theseus' mother need to give herself to the first man that is sent by the gods?

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