1. Twenty Questions
Subject: English

2. Twenty Questions
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3. 1. Who’s Theseus?

4. 2. Where is the myth set?

5. 3. Name four places mentioned

6. 4. Why does Theseus go to Crete?

7. 5. Name two bad people in the story

8. 6. What is the Minotaur like?

9. 7. Who helpsTheseus? And How?

10. 8. What promise does Theseus make?

11. 9. What do “black sails, white sails”
mean?

12. 10. Back in Athens, why is Theseus
unhappy?

13. 11. Why are Athenians happy?

14. 12. How many young Athenians
do the Minotaur kill?

15. 13. Why does Theseus’ s father
die?

16. 14. Does Theseus keep his promise to
Ariadne?

17. 15. Give a synonym for “maze”

18. 16. What is the sea named after
King Aegeus?

19. 17. What does Theseus use to kill
the Minotaur?

20. 18. Whose sword does Theseus
find under a rock?

21. 19. Who help Theseus find the
lost ring?

22. 20. What mistake does Theseus
make?

23. How many correct answers have you got?
AND NOW THE ANSWERS

24. 1. Who’s Theseus?
 Theseus’ s a young man who fights against a
terrible monster. He is Poseidon’s and King
Aegeus’ son.

25. 2. Where is the myth set?
 It is set in (Ancient) Greece.

26. 3. Name four places mentioned
 Troezem, Athens, Crete and the island of
Naxos

27. 4. Why does Theseus go to Crete?
 He goes there to kill the Minotaur

28. 5. Name two bad people in the story
 Medea and King Minos

29. 6. What is the Minotaur like?
 It is half bull and half man. It is tall.

30. 7. Who helpsTheseus? And How?
 Ariadne, King Minos’ daughter.She gives
Theseus a sword and a piece of string to
help him get out of the maze.

31. 8. What promise does Theseus make?
 Theseus promises to take Ariadne to Athens

32. 9. What do “black sails, white sails”
mean?
 “Black Sails” mean that the Minotaur is dead.
“Black Sails” mean that the Minotaur is alive
and Theseus is dead.

33. 10. Back in Athens, why is Theseus
unhappy?
 Because his father is dead.

34. 11. Why are Athenians happy?
 Because the Minotaur is dead and from now
on young Athenians will not be killed by the
Minotaur.

35. 12. How many young Athenians
do the Minotaur kill?
 14

36. 13. Why does Theseus’ s father
die?
 Because he sees the black sails and thinks
that his son is dead

37. 14. Does Theseus keep his promise to
Ariadne?
 No,he doesn’t take her to Athend. He leaves
her on the island of Naxos

38. 15. Give a synonym for “maze”
 labyrinth

39. 16. What is the sea named after
King Aegeus?
 The Aegean Sea

40. 17. What does Theseus use to kill
the Minotaur?
A knife

41. 18. Whose sword does Theseus
find under a rock?
 King Aegeus’s sword

42. 19. Who help Theseus find the
lost ring?
 Two dolphins

43. 20. What mistake does Theseus
make?
 A) He doesn’t keep his promise
 B) He takes down the black sails too late