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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. What punishment is actually dealt out to Rooster?
(a) He is slain by the krypteia.
(b) He is exiled and sent to the Persians.
(c) He is beaten with wooden rods.
(d) He is absolved of his crime.

2. What is exoterike harmoniea?
(a) Exoterike harmoniea is the musical harmony of a multistringed instrument.
(b) Exoterike harmoniea is a composition dedicated to the gods.
(c) Exoterike harmoniea is a state of union with one's fellows.
(d) Exoterike harmoniea is a state of self composure attained through the control of fear.

3. When does Darius of Persia die?
(a) He dies three years after the battle at Antirhion.
(b) He dies during the battle at Antirhion.
(c) He dies on the Ides of March.
(d) He dies three years before the battle at Antirhion.

4. How does Arete convince the Peers to spare the child of Rooster?
(a) She and her husband swear that the child is his, and not Rooster's.
(b) She pays bribes to them to allow the child to go.
(c) She kidnaps the child and flees Sparta.
(d) She convinces them that whatever the father might have done, it is no fault of the child's.

5. For what valor in battle is Rooster offered new status as mothax?
(a) He breaks the Persian line.
(b) He rescues Olympieus.
(c) He defeats an armed Persian with his bare hands.
(d) He captures an enemy officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the dog chases the rabbit between the two armies and then kills it, what do the Greeks think it means?

2. Who comes for Rooster after he turns down the offer of mothax?

3. What is the original total number of troops that would leave for Thermopylae?

4. How many children does Xeones father?

5. In Chapter 29, what does Xeones say is the only thing a man really wants?

(see the answer key)

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