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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Alexandros, Chapter 8 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what other name is Sparta called?
(a) Sparta is also called Mount Oracle.
(b) Sparta is also called Lakedaemon.
(c) Sparta is also called Thermopylae.
(d) Sparta is also called The Hot Gates.

2. Who is Dienekes' squire?
(a) Rooster is his squire.
(b) Xeones is his squire.
(c) Alexandros is his squire.
(d) Suicide is his squire.

3. How are Spartan boys punished?
(a) They are whipped with sticks.
(b) They are given harsh labor assignments as punishment.
(c) They are locked in small rooms, called hotboxes.
(d) They are starved for short periods of time and totally ignored.

4. What does Polynikes do after dealing with Alexandros?
(a) He storms off the practice field in disgust.
(b) He sends everyone home for the day.
(c) He puts all of the boys through the standard shield handling drills.
(d) He reports the boy's failure to his superiors.

5. Who are the two narrators of this story?
(a) There is only one narrator, Xeones.
(b) The scribe and Xeones are the narrators.
(c) Xerxes and Leonidas are the narrators.
(d) Ball Player and Rooster are the narrators.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Xeones describe Dienekes?

2. The first time Xeones sees the Persian fleet, he meets an Egyptian. What was the Egyptian's name?

3. Who is Diomache?

4. What is exoterike harmoniea?

5. How many sons has Arete born Dienekes?

(see the answer key)

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