Theseus Adventures Quiz

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1. In which town did Theseus grow up?

   1. Troezen
   2. Corinth
   3. Sparta
   4. Athens
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   Answer: Troezen

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2. What did Aegeus hide under a large boulder for Theseus to find?

   1. Shield and spear
   2. Bow and arrows
   3. Sword and sandals
   4. Helmet and breastplate
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   Answer: Sword and sandals

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3. What weapon did Periphetes carry?

   1. A brass club
   2. A bronze sword
   3. An iron mace
   4. A wooden staff
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   Answer: A brass club

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4. What creature did Sciron feed people to at the bottom of his cliffs?

   1. A man-eating serpent
   2. A man-eating boar
   3. A man-eating turtle
   4. A man-eating lion
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   Answer: A man-eating turtle

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5. Who was the sorceress that married Aegeus and tried to poison Theseus?

   1. Hecate
   2. Circe
   3. Medea
   4. Athena
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   Answer: Medea

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6. What did Ariadne give Theseus to help him navigate the Labyrinth?

   1. A magic mirror
   2. A golden apple
   3. A ball of silk thread
   4. A silver compass
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   Answer: A ball of silk thread

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7. Which god told Theseus to leave Ariadne on the island of Naxos?

   1. Apollo
   2. Hermes
   3. Dionysus
   4. Poseidon
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   Answer: Dionysus

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8. What was the Minotaur?

   1. Half woman and half bird
   2. Half man and half horse
   3. Half man and half bull
   4. Half man and half lion
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   Answer: Half man and half bull

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