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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Theseus stomps the ground after Simo makes fun of him?
(a) An earthquake begins.
(b) A giant hole forms.
(c) It begins to rain.
(d) He injures his foot.

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

3. In the story that Theseus' grandfather tells him, what befalls the city?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A plague.
(c) A flood.
(d) A drought.

4. What happens to the bull after the dance?
(a) The bull is sacrificed.
(b) The bull is never used in bull dancing again.
(c) The bull is injured.
(d) The bull falls in the dirt and dies.

5. What does Theseus think of the person who tells him the gods favor him?
(a) This person is old and senile.
(b) This person is cruel.
(c) This person is gentle and kind.
(d) This person is funny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the queen of the town Theseus travels to?

2. What is the name of the bull god?

3. What is the name of the bull dancer who jumps up and over the bull?

4. Who is Theseus' grandfather?

5. How many months will the bull dancers have to train?

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