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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. Who does Diomache take with her?
(a) She takes the dog, Happy.
(b) She takes the dog, Lucky.
(c) She doesn't take anyone.
(d) She takes the old blind slave, Bruxieus.

2. What does Dienekes tell the Egyptian about freedom?
(a) He tells the Egyptian that it is better to live as a slave than to die free.
(b) He tells the Egyptian that freedom must be bought with steel, not gold.
(c) He tells the Egyptian that freedom is a state of mind.
(d) He tells the Egyptian that the only free men are dead men.

3. There is a battle on the plain west of Antirhion. Who do the Spartans fight there?
(a) They fight the Antirhion army.
(b) They fight the Agrives.
(c) They fight the Persian army.
(d) They fight the army of Athens.

4. As Chapter 2 opens, what does Xeones say that the word Thermopylae means?
(a) It is Greek for "hot gates".
(b) It is Egyptian profanity.
(c) It is Greek for "spa".
(d) It is Greek for "hot springs".

5. What is the name of the city-state where Xeones is from?
(a) Xeones is from in Sparta.
(b) Xeones is from in Astakos.
(c) Xeones is from in Athens.
(d) Xeones is from a country farm in Akarnania, not a city-state.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Apollo tell Xeones about the spear in his vision?

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

3. By what warrior code are young Spartans raised?

4. What is the reason for Xeones returning to life?

5. What kind of story does Xerxes want to hear in chapter one?

(see the answer key)

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