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Theseus

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the most renowned of the Athenian heroes.

a)

Theseus

b)

Perseus

c)

Hercules

d)

none of the above

2.

Father of Theseus

a)

Aristophanes

b)

Aegeus

c)

Aulus

d)

none of the above

3.

Who did Theseus fall in love with?

a)

Megara

b)

Cleopatra

c)

Aethra

d)

none of the above

4.

Name of Aethra's child

a)

Philoctetes

b)

Alexander

c)

Theseus

d)

none of the above

5.

There was a rumor that Theseus' true father was...

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

none of the above

6.

Who did Theseus want to be like?

a)

Hercules

b)

Achilles

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

none of the above

7.

Who was the bandit Theseus stole his club from?

a)

Periphetes

b)

Phaea

c)

Sciron

d)

none of the above

8.

The name of the female pig Theseus killed

a)

Procrustes

b)

Phaea

c)

Sciron

d)

none of the above

9.

Who would swing people to their death on a tree?

a)

Procrustes

b)

Sciron

c)

Sinis

10.

Who kicked his victims off a cliff to be devoured by his enormous pet turtle

a)

Phaea

b)

Sciron

c)

Periphetes

d)

none of the above

11.

Who owned the bed he would force people to lie upon and stretch or cut them if they could not fit it.

a)

Sciron

b)

Phaea

c)

Periphetes

d)

none of the above

12.

What was the name of the creature within the labyrinth

a)

Dragon

b)

Crommyonian Sow

c)

Minotaur

d)

none of the above

13.

Who was the king who created the labyrinth?

a)

Iechtes

b)

Minos

c)

Philoctetes

d)

none of the above

14.

Who slipped Theseus a ball of yarn?

a)

Ariadne

b)

Andromeda

c)

Artemis

d)

none of the above

15.

How did Theseus kill the minotaur?

a)

He crushed it

b)

He stabbed it

c)

He beat it to death

d)

none of the above

16.

According to one version of the story, which god fell in love with Ariadne?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Bacchaus

d)

none of the above

17.

On what island did Theseus leave

Ariadne?

a)

Crete

b)

Athens

c)

Sparta

d)

none of the above

18.

Who was Theseus' 2nd wife?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Megara

c)

Hippolyta

d)

none of the above

19.

Which daughter of Jupiter did Theseus want to marry?

a)

Thisbe

b)

Eurydice

c)

Helen

d)

none of the above

20.

Who was Theseus' last wife?

a)

Phae

b)

Phaedra

c)

Hippolyta

d)

none of the above

21.

Which island did Theseus go to after the death of his son?

a)

Sardinia

b)

Scyrus

c)

Crete

d)

none of the above