5 Written Questions

1. 7 men and 7 maidens had to be sent as a sacrifice to the Minotaur
2. city founded by Cecrops and dedicated to Athena.
3. sandals and a sword
4. Athena and Poseidon quarreled over which would be the chief god of the new city. Zeus made a contest in which the winner would get to be the chief god. Poseidon made a war horse, and Athena made an olive tree. Zeus picked Athena's olive tree as the winner, so...the city became known as Athens.
5. He fell from a cliff and drowned in the sea.

5 Matching Questions

1. What sign did Theseus say he would give that he had survived his adventure in Crete?
2. Naxos
3. Who is the Aegean Sea named after?
4. Crete
5. Labyrinth

1. a King AEgeus, who drowned in it after seeing the black sail
2. b city which had the Minotaur
3. c an intricate maze of interconnecting passages
4. d the place where Adriadne was to be sacrificed to the gods
5. e a white sail if he was alive

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. He volunteered to be one of the sacrifices, believing that he could kill the Minotaur.
   1. Who did Theseus encounter third?
   2. Who did Theseus encounter second?
   3. Why did Theseus go to Crete?
   4. How did Athens get its name?
2. king of Crete; keeper of the Minotaur
   1. Naxos
   2. Athens
   3. Minos
   4. Minotaur
3. a man who stretched or cut men to fit a particular bed. Theseus cut the man to fit the bed.
   1. Who did Theseus encounter third?
   2. Why did Theseus go to Crete?
   3. Who did Theseus first encounter on his adventure?
   4. Who did Theseus encounter second?
4. a robber with a club. He killed the robber and kept the club.
   1. Why did Theseus go to Crete?
   2. Who did Theseus first encounter on his adventure?
   3. Who did Theseus encounter third?
   4. Who did Theseus encounter second?
5. wise Greek king; founder of Athens
   1. Crete
   2. Cecrops
   3. Naxos
   4. Minos

5 True/False Question

1. Ariadne → city founded by Cecrops and dedicated to Athena.
   

   True        False

2. Theseus → noted king of Athens, son of King AEgeus
   

   True        False

3. AEthra → mother of Theseus
   

   True        False

4. Aegean Sea → the sea between Greece and Troy
   

   True        False

5. Who became king after AEgeus? → Theseus
   

   True        False