Gates of Fire Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Steven Pressfield
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Gates of Fire Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Steven Pressfield
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Alexandros, Chapter 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Spartan king march and fight, relative to the rest of his army?
(a) The king remains at the front of the lines, where he can be a part of the action at all times.
(b) The king usually stays at the center of his army, so that his men surround him at all times.
(c) The king commands from the back of the army where it is safer.
(d) The king does not go with his army, but sends a general in his stead.

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

3. How do the Spartans count their dead?
(a) They walk the field of battle and count the dead.
(b) The senior surviving officer calls out the names of the soldiers, and who ever doesn't answer is counted as dead.
(c) They each have half of a twig with their names on them, and the other half is in a basket. After the battle, they all match their halves to the others in the basket and count the remaining twigs.
(d) They stand in formation and count off.

4. Where does Bruxieus tell Xeones and Diomache to go?
(a) He tells them to go to Rome.
(b) He tells them to go to Sparta.
(c) He tells them to go to Thessaly.
(d) He tells them to go to Athens.

5. Who is Diomache?
(a) Diomache is the cousin of Xeones.
(b) Diomache is the wife of Leonidas.
(c) Diomache is one of the three Fates of Greek mythology.
(d) Diomache is the concubine of Xerxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Chapter 2 opens, what does Xeones say that the word Thermopylae means?

2. What do the Spartans call their science of fear discipline?

3. Why does Dienekes initially resist marrying Lady Arete?

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

5. What does the Egyptian tell the Spartans about the Persian invasion?

(see the answer key)

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