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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't Theseus go to his lover the night before the bull dance?
(a) He must stay away because he's being followed.
(b) He no longer desires her.
(c) He is angry with her.
(d) He must keep his pledge to his fellow cranes.

2. Who does Theseus watch at the bull fight and decides she is human?
(a) Spirit Goddess.
(b) Sea Goddess.
(c) Moon Goddess.
(d) Earth Goddess.

3. During the bull dance, where do Theseus and another of the dancers get caught?
(a) Underneath the bull.
(b) In the bull's front legs.
(c) Cornered against the wall by the bull.
(d) In the bull's horns.

4. What happens in the last month of bull dancer training?
(a) They must fight to see who will dance first with the bull.
(b) They go to the pasture to get a bull, but they don't get to pick.
(c) They practice dancing with the bulls.
(d) They get to pick their bull.

5. How did Theseus ruin the symbol by retrieving the item?
(a) He wed himself to the sea.
(b) He disrespected the sea.
(c) He dishonored the king.
(d) He disrupted his destiny.

6. What do Theseus and the bull dancers smuggle and begin to hide?
(a) Armor.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Gold.
(d) Food.

7. What is the name of the girl wearing a goddess outfit in Crete that Theseus is attracted to?
(a) Mary.
(b) Helen.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Ariadne.

8. Why did someone give the bull medicine to make him mad?
(a) This person wagered money on a death in the arena.
(b) This person wanted the bull dead.
(c) This person wanted all of the bull dancers to die.
(d) This person wanted Theseus dead.

9. Who is going to send a message to Theseus' father, asking for help in stopping the son of the king of Crete?
(a) Herakles.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Corinth.
(d) A bard who's singing in the palace.

10. What gift does Theseus' father give him?
(a) A ship.
(b) A castle.
(c) A chariot and horses.
(d) A sword and shield.

11. Why is the bull never to be killed or hurt?
(a) He is the king's favorite animal.
(b) It would bring bad luck to the kingdom.
(c) He is the queen's favorite animal.
(d) The god dwells in him.

12. What disease afflicts the king of Crete?
(a) Lyme disease.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Syphilis.

13. In what month are Theseus and his kinsmen allowed to see a bull dance for the first time?
(a) First month.
(b) Second month.
(c) Third month.
(d) Fourth month.

14. In what month are the bull dancers trained to leap and do cartwheels?
(a) Fourth month.
(b) First month.
(c) Second month.
(d) Third month.

15. After arriving in Crete, what does the man who slapped Theseus across the face throw into the ocean?
(a) His sword.
(b) His ring.
(c) His shoe.
(d) A stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the bull after the dance?

2. What does one of the girl dancers confess to Theseus?

3. Why is Theseus troubled by the king's son checking up on him during the bull dancer training?

4. Why does Theseus' father send an invitation to Theseus?

5. What is the name of the palace where the bull dancers will be training?

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