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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. The first time Xeones sees the Persian fleet, he meets an Egyptian. What was the Egyptian's name?
(a) His name was Ptammitechus.
(b) His name was Steve.
(c) His name was Agamemnon.
(d) His name was Tommie.

2. How do the Spartans view war?
(a) The Spartans see war as a terrible abomination.
(b) The Spartans see war as a good form of population control.
(c) The Spartans see war to be simply work in the business of killing as many of the enemy as possible.
(d) The Spartans see war as the only way to peace.

3. Why does Xeones refuse to narrate anymore?
(a) He learns that Xerxes is going to kill him after he completes his story.
(b) He realizes that telling Xerxes of Spartan warfare is treason.
(c) He finds out about the mutilation of king Leonidas' body.
(d) He grows bored with the work.

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

5. What does Leonidas do after the Antirhion king surrenders?
(a) He executes the enemy soldiers, but allows the people in the city to survive.
(b) He takes the survivors as slaves.
(c) He slaughters both soldiers and city folk alike.
(d) He spares the lives of the survivors and those in the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what other name is Sparta called?

2. In Chapter 9, who dies on the final night of the training exercise?

3. Who is Dienekes' squire?

4. For what is Xeones punished after the battle at Antirhion?

5. Which of the following is not one of the activities listed as part of Spartan life?

(see the answer key)

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