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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. Who is Suicide?
(a) He is a fierce warrior from Syria.
(b) He is an old statesman who sits on the senate.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is a young fighter from Scythia.

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

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

4. What is panoplia?
(a) It is an eight night training exercise.
(b) It is the lake near Sparta.
(c) It is the final right of passage from boyhood to adult status.
(d) It is the armor and shield that each soldier must carry.

5. What is othismos?
(a) Othismos is the initial collision on the battlefield and the chaos that follows.
(b) Othismos is the euphoria that comes upon the victor after a battle.
(c) Othismos is one of the ancient Spartan sacrificial rites.
(d) Othismos is a field near Sparta where the Spartan boys train.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are Xeones and Diomache when they separate?

2. Why is Xerxes having trouble sleeping?

3. Alexandros wants to go to battle with the older Spartans. Who tries to stop him?

4. How many boys are there in the training platoons, according to Xeones?

5. What is exoterike harmoniea?

(see the answer key)

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