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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. As Chapter 2 opens, what does Xeones say that the word Thermopylae means?
(a) It is Greek for "hot gates".
(b) It is Egyptian profanity.
(c) It is Greek for "hot springs".
(d) It is Greek for "spa".

2. How do Xeones and Alexandros get across the gulf?
(a) They swim.
(b) They hire a boat.
(c) They go around.
(d) They take the ferry.

3. What do the Spartans do when they reach the field of battle?
(a) They calmly go about getting ready for battle, and wait for the enemy.
(b) They charge recklessly into the melee.
(c) They send some men to sneak around and flank the enemy.
(d) They immediately retreat.

4. Who is Xerxes?
(a) He is a great hero of the Punic Wars.
(b) He is the king of the Spartan city-state.
(c) He is the king of the Persian empire.
(d) He is the narrator of the story.

5. Who is the Lady Arete asking about?
(a) She is asking about Xeones.
(b) She is asking about Xerxes.
(c) She is asking about Leonidas.
(d) She is asking about Rooster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Leonidas include inexperienced soldiers in the three hundred?

2. Where do Xeones and Alexandros catch up to the Spartan army?

3. To whom does Rooster become a squire?

4. For what valor in battle is Rooster offered new status as mothax?

5. When does Darius of Persia die?

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