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The King Must Die
Mary Renault
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Book One: Chapters 1–2
Book One: Chapters 3–4
Book One: Chapters 5–6 and Book Two: Chapter 1
Book Two: Chapter 2
Book Two: Chapter 3
Book Three: Chapters 1–2
Book Three: Chapter 3
Book Four: Chapters 1–2
Book Four: Chapters 3–4
Book Four: Chapters 5–6
Book Four: Chapter 7
Book Four: Chapters 8–9
Book Four: Chapter 10
Book Five: Chapter 1
Book Five: Chapter 2, Author's Note, and The Legend of Theseus
Characters
Characters
Theseus
Asterion
Aigeus
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Book One: Chapters 1-2
Book One: Chapters 3-4
Book One: Chapters 5-6 and Book Two: Chapter 1
Book Two: Chapter 2
Book Two: Chapter 3
Book Three: Chapters 1-2
Book Three: Chapter 3
Book Four: Chapters 1-2
Book Four: Chapters 3-4
Book Four: Chapters 5-6
Book Four: Chapter 7
Book Four: Chapters 8-9
Book Four: Chapter 10
Book Five: Chapter 1
Book Five: Chapter 2, Author's Note, and The Legend of Theseus
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1. Who does Theseus leave on Naxos?
Asterion
Minos
Hippolyta
Ariadne
2. Where is Theseus' father from?
Troizen
Athens
Crete
Dia
3. Who does Theseus think is his father?
Zeus
Mother Dia
Poseidon
Apollo
4. Who tells Theseus the story of his conception?
His grandfather
His mother
His father
Zeus
5. Who is the most precious deity in Eleusis?
Poseidon
Apollo
Mother Dia
Theseus
6. Who is the Minotaurus?
Poseidon
Minos
Ariadne
Asterion
7. Where does Theseus first become a King?
Crete
Eleusis
Athens
Troizen
8. What disaster is Theseus able to predict?
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Fires
Famine
9. Whose curse fills Theseus with dread?
His father
The Queen of Eleusis
Ariadne
Lady Medea
10. Who almost poisons Theseus?
Ariadne
Minos
Aigeus
Pylas
11. How old does Theseus claim to be when he gets to Eleusis?
Nineteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Twenty
12. How old is Theseus when he gets to Eleusis
Nineteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Twenty
13. What do the victims from Athens call themselves?
The Birds
The Eagles
The Hawks
The Cranes
14. Who designed the Labyrinth?
Minos
Asterion
Daidalos
Apollo
15. Who poisons the bull to fix a bet?
Kerkyon
Asterion
Amyntor
Thalestris
16. What are Theseus' guards in Eleusis called?
The Companions
The Warriors
The Ravens
The Squirrels
17. Who sabotages Theseus' chariot?
Phaedra
Minos
Amyntor
Xanthos
18. Who does Theseus kill when he first gets to Eleusis?
Minos
Kerkyon
Aigeus
The harper
19. Who kills Minos?
Asterion
Ariadne
Theseus
Phaedra
20. Why does Minos hide himself?
Because he wants people to think he is a god
Because he goes insane
Because he is afraid of being murdered
Because he is a leper
21. Who lives at the Little Palace?
Perimos
Ariadne
Asterion
Theseus
22. What does the Queen in Eleusis attack Theseus with?
A paring knife
A libation cup
A sewing needle
A holy snake
23. What is moira?
Where we go when we die
The end of the earth
The finished shape of our fate
The sacred sword of Athens
24. What is the name of the bull that almost kills Theseus?
Zeus
Perseus
Achilles
Herakles
25. Where is Theseus when he volunteers to go to Crete?
Troizen
Naxos
Athens
Eleusis
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