Theseus & The Minotaur

What is the name of the island where the story takes place?

• Athens
• Sparta
• Crete
• Sicily

How many young men AND women were sent to feed the Minotaur?

• 14
• 2
• 4
• 7

Theseus volunteered to go and defeat the Minotaur.

• True
• False

How was Minos' palace destroyed?

• The Athenians attacked it
• It burned and collapsed in an earthquake 
• The Minotaur came back to life and destroyed it
• Theseus burned it to the ground

Based on archeological findings, it is believed that the Minoans worshipped...

• Athena
• Zues
• Bulls
• Cats

About how many years ago did archeologists discover the ruins of the palace on Crete?

• 20
• 2,000
• 100
• 1,000

Why did Ariadne help Theseus defeat the Minotaur?

• She wanted to leave the island of Crete
• She hated her brother
• She wanted to make her father mad
• She was afraid of the Minotaur

How did Theseus find his way out of the labrinth?

• He left a trail of bread crumbs
• He marked the walls with his sword
• He left a trail of string behind him that Ariadne gave him
• He left a trail of rocks

How often did the Minotaur need to be fed?

• Every year
• Every month
• Every 9 years
• Every day

What was the Minotaur?

• Half goat and half man
• Half horse and half man
• Half god and half man
• Half bull and half man