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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. What does Theseus name their bull?
(a) Ariadne.
(b) Herakles.
(c) Asterion.
(d) Corinth.

2. What is Theseus and the other cranes considered to be?
(a) Hunters.
(b) Barbarians.
(c) Seamen.
(d) Soldiers.

3. What does Theseus and his kinsmen practice on the ship?
(a) Fighting.
(b) A dance.
(c) Speed drills.
(d) Singing.

4. Why is Theseus proclaimed the leader of the bull dancers in Crete?
(a) He was the one that gave himself to the gods.
(b) He is the bravest.
(c) He is heir to the throne.
(d) He is the strongest.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the people of Crete come to watch the bull dancers train?

3. Who are the children of the king and queen of Crete?

4. For what have the Crete men come to Athens?

5. How did the queen of Crete treat her daughter when she was young?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the House of the Axe and how Theseus feels about being there.

2. Recall what Theseus learns about bull dancing while traveling to Crete.

3. Define the relationship between Theseus and the cranes.

4. Explain the relationship between Theseus and Ariadne.

5. Explain what happens to make Theseus force the cranes to renew their vows to each other.

6. Recall what Ariadne tells Theseus about King Minos, explaining how he became sick and why.

7. Describe an incident in Crete where Theseus shows compassion.

8. Describe what Theseus and the cranes do to cause a scene when they arrive at Crete.

9. Explain what Theseus learns about Asterion's true identity.

10. Explain what the old woman in Aigeus' kingdom says to Theseus.

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