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Theseus pp. 148-157 in D'Aulaires

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the Latin word for king

a)

rex

b)

regina

c)

sold

d)

nox

2.

the Latin word for queen

a)

regina

b)

rex

c)

terra

d)

stella

3.

On what island was Minos the king?

a)

Crete

b)

Sicily

c)

Tenedos

d)

Cythera

4.

mother of Minos

a)

Europa

b)

Pasiphae

c)

Ariadne

d)

Io

5.

the father of Minos

a)

Zeus

b)

Theseus

c)

Augeus

d)

Poseidon

6.

the great inventor

a)

Daedalus

b)

Icarus

c)

Theseus

d)

Augeus

7.

Zeus changed into a _____ and carried off a woman.

a)

taurus

b)

avis

c)

leo

d)

ursus

8.

Who designed and built the palace of Minos?

a)

Daedalus

b)

Theseus

c)

Hephaestus

d)

Zeus

9.

Minos angered Poseidon because he did not sacrifice a _____ in his honor

a)

taurus albus

b)

lupus ater

c)

avis ruber

d)

piscis caeruleus

10.

the home of the Minotaur

a)

a labyrinth

b)

a cave

c)

a cage

d)

a pit

11.

the Minotaur: half-man and half-_____

a)

bull

b)

lion

c)

bear

d)

horse

12.

food of the Minotaur

a)

people

b)

bulls

c)

grass

d)

Graeter's ice cream

13.

the city that supplied the food of the Minotaur

a)

Athens

b)

Troy

c)

Troezen

d)

Ithaca

14.

king of Athens

a)

Augeus

b)

Daedalus

c)

Minos

d)

Pirithous

15.

All these objects are important to Theseus meeting his father EXCEPT _____.

a)

tree

b)

boulder

c)

sword

d)

sandals

16.

the punishment for Athens

a)

feeding the Minotaur

b)

cleaning the cage of the Minotaur

c)

racing annually against the Minotaur

d)

living with the Minotaur

17.

Theseus' dangerous decision

a)

to kill the Minotaur

b)

to marry Ariadne

c)

to escape from his prison in Athens

d)

to murder his own father

18.

the daughter of Minos

a)

Ariadne

b)

Europa

c)

Io

d)

Persephone

19.

What did Daedalus give to Ariadne to help Theseus?

a)

a ball of thread

b)

a spear and some rope

c)

the cap of invisibility

d)

a map of the Minotaur's lair

20.

What promise did Theseus make to Ariadne in exchange for her help?

a)

to marry her

b)

to give her a chest of gold

c)

to kill Minos and make her the new ruler of Crete

d)

to give her the horns of the Minotaur

21.

Why did Minos not pursue Theseus after he killed the Minotaur and set sail?

a)

Theseus had bored holes in Minos' ships

b)

Minos was secretly happy that Theseus had killed monster

c)

Minos had promised Ariadne that he would not pursue Theseus

d)

Daedalus imprisoned Minos in the labyrinth

22.

Talos

a)

the bronze robot that protected Crete

b)

the father of the Minotaur

c)

the creator of the labyrinth

d)

the great inventor

23.

Why did Theseus abandon Ariadne on the island Naxos?

a)

the god Dionysus demanded her as his bride

b)

Zeus had ordered him to do so

c)

Aegeus did not approve of his son's marriage to Ariadne

d)

Theseus did not realize that she was not aboard the ship as it was leaving

24.

_______ became a constellation.

a)

the crown of Ariadne

b)

the horns of the Minotaur

c)

the labyrinth

d)

the wings of Icarus

25.

Why did Aegeus hurl himself into the sea to his death?

a)

The black sails on the ship made Aegeus think that Theseus was dead

b)

Theseus had found out that Aegeus had killed his mother

c)

Aegeus was trying to swim to Crete but dove into some hidden rocks

d)

Theseus had discovered Aegeus' affair with Ariadne

26.

the color of the sail which indicated that Theseus was safe and alive

a)

albus

b)

ater

c)

prasinus

d)

ruber

27.

_____ was given the name Aegean after the death of Aegeus.

a)

mare

b)

mons

c)

stella

d)

rivus

28.

What Latin word best describes the way that Daedalus and Icarus escaped from Crete

a)

avis

b)

piscis

c)

nubes

d)

tabula

29.

What Latin word best describes the cause of Icarus' death?

a)

sol

b)

luna

c)

stella

d)

mons

30.

son of Daedalus

a)

Icarus

b)

Pirithous

c)

Aegeus

d)

Theseus

31.

Where did Daedalus go after his escape from Crete?

a)

Sicily

b)

Athens

c)

Ithaca

d)

Troy

32.

What was the challenge which Minos created to discover the hiding place of Daedalus?

a)

threading a conch shell

b)

walking on hot coals

c)

flying over the palace

d)

opening Pandora's box

33.

What Latin word best describes the death of Minos?

a)

aqua

b)

stilus

c)

arbor

d)

fenestra

34.

_____ was a close friend of Theseus and the king of the Lapith people.

a)

Perithous

b)

Daedalus

c)

Icarus

d)

Aegeus

35.

What Latin word best describes the centaurs?

a)

equus

b)

ursus

c)

leo

d)

canis

36.

What caused the centaurs to become wild and crazy and to kidnap Pirithous' bride?

a)

too much wine

b)

greed over Pirithous' gold

c)

the appearance of the Minotaur's severed head

d)

Theseus' insulting words about their physical appearance

37.

What Latin word best describes the weapons which the centaurs used against Theseus and Perithous?

a)

arbores

b)

montes

c)

maria

d)

herbae

38.

Perithous' choice for his 2nd bride

a)

Persephone

b)

Ariadne

c)

Artemis

d)

Pasiphae

39.

What Latin word best describes the trap which imprisoned Theseus and Perithous in the Underworld?

a)

sella

b)

fenstra

c)

charta

d)

stilus

40.

Who freed Theseus from his imprisonment in the Underworld?

a)

Heracles

b)

Perithous

c)

Daedalus

d)

Aegeus

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