Gates of Fire Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Steven Pressfield
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 160 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Gates of Fire Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Steven Pressfield
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: Polynikes, Chapter 18 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does agoge boua mean?
(a) Agoge boua means training platoon.
(b) Agoge boua means eight-nighter.
(c) Agoge boua means honorable death.
(d) Agoge boua means battle rage.

2. Who is the half helot's father?
(a) His father had been a Spartan soldier.
(b) His father is a farmer.
(c) His father is king Leonidas.
(d) His father is a member of the council.

3. What is the purpose of the speech Leonidas gives after this battle?
(a) He thanks the survivors and honors the fallen, while refocusing their attention on the main battle to come.
(b) He congratulates them on their great victory and releases them for a day to pillage the city.
(c) He congratulates them on the victory, and commends their behavior towards the prisoners.
(d) He berates them for their lack of courage and for their weakness.

4. How does Leonidas appear to Xerxes in his dream?
(a) Xerxes sees Leonidas as he might have been as a child.
(b) Xerxes sees Leonidas as a vengeful spirit, ready to haunt Xerxes or eternity.
(c) Xerxes sees Leonidas beheaded, with his body nailed to a tree and his head impaled on a spike.
(d) Xerxes sees Leonidas as whole and alive once again.

5. How do the soldiers show their disfavor when Polynikes is scolding Alexandros?
(a) They politely leave the area to avoid overhearing.
(b) They join Polynikes in berating Alexandros.
(c) They rap their knuckles on the table.
(d) They ignore the speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Oracle tell the Spartans?

2. What does the Egyptian tell the Spartans about the Persian invasion?

3. What does Xeones become in the Spartan army?

4. Where does the Spartan king march and fight, relative to the rest of his army?

5. Where is Rooster's mother's city?

(see the answer key)

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