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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Chapter 10; Book 5: Chapter 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of girl is picked by Theseus to be one of his commanders?
(a) A small girl.
(b) A fast girl.
(c) An Amazon girl.
(d) A large girl.

2. Why does Theseus say men should not question Poseidon?
(a) Because men are all in the gods' hands.
(b) Because it's disrespectful to the gods.
(c) Because it would anger the gods.
(d) Because men are weak and the gods are strong.

3. What is the name of the king's woman?
(a) Medea.
(b) Idis.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Helen.

4. Where does Theseus go after killing the king?
(a) To meet with his kinsmen.
(b) To practice bull dancing.
(c) To his lover's chambers.
(d) Back to his own bed.

5. What does the queen do after her fight with Theseus?
(a) She gets angry and leaves.
(b) She becomes silent and submissive.
(c) She breaks down crying.
(d) She demands an apology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theseus have the bull dancers do while he goes back in the palace?

2. While on the island the bull dancers have a ceremony with the people of the island to thank whom?

3. After Theseus talks to his grandfather, how many days is it until a ship arrives at Troizen to take him to Athens?

4. Before they leave the city, the bull dancers and the citizens of Crete storm the city to kill who?

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

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