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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. To whom does Xeones tell his story?
(a) He tells it to Lady Arete.
(b) He tells it to a scribe.
(c) He tells it to Leonidas.
(d) He tells it to Xerxes.

2. In Chapter 9, who dies on the final night of the training exercise?
(a) Alexandros dies on the final night.
(b) Hermion dies on the final night.
(c) Dekton dies on the final night.
(d) Rooster dies on the final night.

3. Why do the Spartans use that method to count their dead?
(a) It is an ancient tradition that has been passed down for generations.
(b) It helps to keep their minds occupied and off of the fact that only moments earlier they were slaughtering men like farmers reaping wheat.
(c) It is the Spartan law that the dead be counted in such a way.
(d) It is done to confuse the enemy.

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

5. What obstacle separates the two sides of the battleground?
(a) A swift river runs through the center of the field.
(b) A low stone wall bisects the field.
(c) A palisade bisects the field.
(d) A creek bisects the field.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does agoge boua mean?

2. Thermopylae is described as what?

3. What is the name of the city-state where Xeones is from?

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

5. Why is Xerxes warned about the story of the Spartans?

(see the answer key)

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