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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must the entire town watch Theseus and the queen?
(a) To reassure them of this union.
(b) To ensure the continuation of the bloodline.
(c) To ensure that the crops will grow.
(d) To bring prosperity to the town.

2. Who is Theseus' father the son of?
(a) Minos.
(b) Kekrops.
(c) Pandion.
(d) Pittheus.

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

4. What does Theseus and his men come upon at the end of the borders?
(a) The gangs and thieves have joined forces with another kingdom to fight.
(b) The gangs and thieves have rallied themselves to a battlefield to fight.
(c) A deserted battlefield.
(d) The gangs and thieves have come to surrender.

5. What does the oracle announce about Theseus' journey?
(a) Theseus will gain riches and acquire a new kingdom.
(b) Theseus will be afflicted with sickness and will die.
(c) Theseus will meet trouble and it will be serious but that the journey will not take his life.
(d) Theseus will make many friends along the way and will be very successful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Theseus kill the queen's brother?

2. How does the queen act when Theseus leaves for battle?

3. Who seeks to take the throne from Aigeus?

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

5. Who do the people of the town care more for as their leader?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Theseus' parents came together.

2. Analyze the relationship between Theseus and Queen Persephone, concentrating on how she makes him feel.

3. Evaluate how Theseus feels about women, giving two examples.

4. Analyze the relationship between Theseus and Aigeus at their first meeting.

5. Explain why Theseus chose not to go on the ship where his grandfather had attained him a spot .

6. Explain why the true identity of Theseus' lineage was hidden.

7. Describe two things that Theseus and Dexios encounter on Isthmus Road.

8. Explain Theseus' plan to get out of the kingdom without shaming his name.

9. Distinguish the difference between Theseus killing the man on the side of the road and his killing Skiron.

10. Describe two different ways Persephone tries to have Theseus killed.

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