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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. What does the Oracle tell the Spartans?
(a) They will lose a king, and then the city will fall.
(b) They will either lose a king, or the city will fall.
(c) They will not lose a single officer, and the city will stand.
(d) They will lose many soldiers, but they will win the fight.

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

3. What does Polynikes do when he catches Alexandros handling his shield improperly?
(a) He puts the boy through a lengthy and humiliating training drill.
(b) He bans Alexandros from the practice fields for life.
(c) He kindly shows the boy the proper way of handling the shield.
(d) He beats the boy senseless.

4. Who is the half helot's father?
(a) His father is king Leonidas.
(b) His father is a member of the council.
(c) His father had been a Spartan soldier.
(d) His father is a farmer.

5. Who does Xeones list off as some of the members of the tent raiding party?
(a) He lists Alexandros, Orontes, Ephesus, and himself.
(b) He lists Alexandros, Dienekes, Orontes, and himself.
(c) He lists Alexandros, Polynikes, Rooster, and himself.
(d) He lists Alexandros, Polynikes, Dienekes, and himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who throws an axe at Xeones and cuts Alexandros' wrist during the tent raid?

2. There is a battle on the plain west of Antirhion. Who do the Spartans fight there?

3. What is the preferred weapon of Suicide?

4. What is othismos?

5. What does Xerxes believe about Xeones' story?

(see the answer key)

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