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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7: Leonidas, Chapter 30 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first chapter, about how many Persians are said to have been slain in just three days of battle with the Spartans?
(a) No more than twenty thousand were slain.
(b) About four thousand were slain.
(c) About twenty thousand were slain.
(d) No fewer than twenty thousand were slain.

2. Where is Rooster's mother's city?
(a) His mother's city is Sparta.
(b) His mother's city is Antirhion.
(c) His mother's city is Athens.
(d) His mother's city is Messenia.

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

4. The first time Xeones sees the Persian fleet, he meets an Egyptian. What was the Egyptian's name?
(a) His name was Steve.
(b) His name was Agamemnon.
(c) His name was Ptammitechus.
(d) His name was Tommie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the Spartans encounter on their way out of the Persian camp?

2. How does Xeones describe Dienekes?

3. How do Xeones and Alexandros get across the gulf?

4. Why does Xeones refuse to narrate anymore?

5. What can Xeones see toward the middle gate?

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