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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. What happens to the parents of Xeones?
(a) They also escape, but are separated and spend years searching for him.
(b) They escape with him.
(c) They are captured and sold into slavery.
(d) They are killed trying to defend their home.

2. What kind of story does Xerxes want to hear in chapter one?
(a) He wants to hear "A Tale of Two Cities".
(b) He wants to hear about Spartan life during times of peace.
(c) He wants to hear a tale of generals and kings.
(d) He wants to hear "the infantryman's tale".

3. What does Polynikes do after dealing with Alexandros?
(a) He storms off the practice field in disgust.
(b) He sends everyone home for the day.
(c) He puts all of the boys through the standard shield handling drills.
(d) He reports the boy's failure to his superiors.

4. How old are Xeones and Diomache when they separate?
(a) He is nine and she is twelve.
(b) He is twelve and she is fifteen.
(c) He is twelve and she is nine.
(d) He is fifteen and she is twelve.

5. How are Spartan boys punished?
(a) They are starved for short periods of time and totally ignored.
(b) They are given harsh labor assignments as punishment.
(c) They are whipped with sticks.
(d) They are locked in small rooms, called hotboxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Spartans count their dead?

2. What does Polynikes do when he catches Alexandros handling his shield improperly?

3. Xeones tells of an exercise that the people in the baggage train practice where they serve as punching bags for the Spartan heavy infantry. What is this exercise called?

4. Why do the Spartans use that method to count their dead?

5. How does Xeones describe Dienekes?

(see the answer key)

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