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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 is Suicide?
(a) He is a fierce warrior from Syria.
(b) He is an old statesman who sits on the senate.
(c) He is a young fighter from Scythia.
(d) He is a farmer.

2. What is oktonyktia?
(a) It is the final right of passage from boyhood to adult status.
(b) It is the armor and shield that each soldier must carry.
(c) It is the lake near Sparta.
(d) It is an eight-night training exercise.

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

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

5. How does Xeones describe Dienekes?
(a) He describes him as a silly old man, full of outdated ideas.
(b) He describes him as a young warrior, inexperienced in battle, but fierce and strong.
(c) He describes him as a great hero.
(d) He describes him as a warrior over forty-years-old who carries wounds from many battles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Diomache feel that no man will want her?

3. Who are the two narrators of this story?

4. Who is Diomache?

5. What does agoge boua mean?

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