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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6: Dienekes, Chapter 24 - 29.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Xeones' sparring partner?
(a) Alexandros is Xeones' sparring partner.
(b) Rooster is Xeones' sparring partner.
(c) Polynikes is Xeones' sparring partner.
(d) Xerxes is Xeones' sparring partner.
2. In Chapter 9, who dies on the final night of the training exercise?
(a) Dekton dies on the final night.
(b) Hermion dies on the final night.
(c) Alexandros dies on the final night.
(d) Rooster dies on the final night.
3. How is Rooster related to Dienekes?
(a) Rooster is his son.
(b) Rooster is not related to Dienekes.
(c) Rooster is his brother's bastard son.
(d) Rooster is his friend.
4. Why do the Spartans decide to send only three hundred soldiers to Thermopylae?
(a) The three hundred is only the advance force meant to hold off the Persians long enough for the main force to arrive.
(b) The Spartans do not feel that the Persians are a real threat to them, so three hundred should more than suffice.
(c) A larger force would not have room to fight, and would cause supply problems.
(d) The Spartan senate refuses to send troops to Thermopylae, and the three hundred are the only volunteers.
5. Who is Dienekes' squire?
(a) Alexandros is his squire.
(b) Rooster is his squire.
(c) Xeones is his squire.
(d) Suicide is his squire.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the people of Sparta sing as the soldiers march off to war?
2. What is oktonyktia?
3. If the krypteia have their way, how is Rooster to be punished for rejecting the offer?
4. In Chapter 29, what does Xeones say is the only thing a man really wants?
5. What is panoplia?
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