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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Xerxes, Chapter 5 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the reason for Xeones returning to life?
(a) Xeones returns to avenge his people.
(b) Xeones is to tell the story of the Battle of Thermopylae.
(c) Xeones returns to warn the Spartan people that the battle has been lost.
(d) Due to the violent nature of his death, the spirit of Xeones can not pass on to the world of the dead.

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

4. By what other name is Sparta called?
(a) Sparta is also called Thermopylae.
(b) Sparta is also called Lakedaemon.
(c) Sparta is also called Mount Oracle.
(d) Sparta is also called The Hot Gates.

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(a) He describes him as a silly old man, full of outdated ideas.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 warrior over forty-years-old who carries wounds from many battles.
(d) He describes him as a great hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dienekes initially resist marrying Lady Arete?

2. Thermopylae is described as what?

3. Why does Xeones go out into a snowstorm to freeze to death?

4. What does the Egyptian tell the Spartans about the Persian invasion?

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

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