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The King Must Die

Mary Renault

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Who does Theseus leave on Naxos?

(A) Asterion

(B) Minos

(C) Hippolyta

(D) Ariadne

Where is Theseus' father from?

(A) Troizen

(B) Athens

(C) Crete

(D) Dia

Who does Theseus think is his father?

(A) Zeus

(B) Mother Dia

(C) Poseidon

(D) Apollo

Who tells Theseus the story of his conception?

(A) His grandfather

(B) His mother

(C) His father

(D) Zeus

Who is the most precious deity in Eleusis?

(A) Poseidon

(B) Apollo

(C) Mother Dia

(D) Theseus

Who is the Minotaurus?

(A) Poseidon

(B) Minos

(C) Ariadne

(D) Asterion

Where does Theseus first become a King?

(A) Crete

(B) Eleusis

(C) Athens

(D) Troizen

What disaster is Theseus able to predict?

(A) Hurricanes

(B) Earthquakes

(C) Fires

(D) Famine

Whose curse fills Theseus with dread?

(A) His father

(B) The Queen of Eleusis

(C) Ariadne

(D) Lady Medea

Who almost poisons Theseus?

(A) Ariadne

(B) Minos

(C) Aigeus

(D) Pylas

How old does Theseus claim to be when he gets to Eleusis?

(A) Nineteen

(B) Seventeen

(C) Eighteen

(D) Twenty

How old is Theseus when he gets to Eleusis

(A) Nineteen

(B) Seventeen

(C) Eighteen

(D) Twenty

What do the victims from Athens call themselves?

(A) The Birds

(B) The Eagles

(C) The Hawks

(D) The Cranes

Who designed the Labyrinth?

(A) Minos

(B) Asterion

(C) Daidalos

(D) Apollo

Who poisons the bull to fix a bet?

(A) Kerkyon

(B) Asterion

(C) Amyntor

(D) Thalestris

What are Theseus' guards in Eleusis called?

(A) The Companions

(B) The Warriors

(C) The Ravens

(D) The Squirrels

Who sabotages Theseus' chariot?

(A) Phaedra

(B) Minos

(C) Amyntor

(D) Xanthos

Who does Theseus kill when he first gets to Eleusis?

(A) Minos

(B) Kerkyon

(C) Aigeus

(D) The harper

Who kills Minos?

(A) Asterion

(B) Ariadne

(C) Theseus

(D) Phaedra

Why does Minos hide himself?

(A) Because he wants people to think he is a god

(B) Because he goes insane

(C) Because he is afraid of being murdered

(D) Because he is a leper

Who lives at the Little Palace?

(A) Perimos

(B) Ariadne

(C) Asterion

(D) Theseus

What does the Queen in Eleusis attack Theseus with?

(A) A paring knife

(B) A libation cup

(C) A sewing needle

(D) A holy snake

What is moira?

(A) Where we go when we die

(B) The end of the earth

(C) The finished shape of our fate

(D) The sacred sword of Athens

What is the name of the bull that almost kills Theseus?

(A) Zeus

(B) Perseus

(C) Achilles

(D) Herakles

Where is Theseus when he volunteers to go to Crete?

(A) Troizen

(B) Naxos

(C) Athens

(D) Eleusis

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