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

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(b) He describes him as a silly old man, full of outdated ideas.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

3. How does the Egyptian number the Persian fleet?
(a) He numbers it at about two million men.
(b) He numbers it at one hundred ships.
(c) He numbers it at sixty squadrons.
(d) He says that the Persian fleet is innumerable.

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

5. Who were the first soldiers to arrive at Thermopylae?
(a) The Thespians were the first to arrive.
(b) The Persians were the first to arrive.
(c) The Spartan heavy infantry were first to arrive.
(d) The Spartan Rangers were first to arrive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dienekes teach about fear?

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

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

4. Why does Dienekes initially resist marrying Lady Arete?

5. Who is Suicide?

(see the answer key)

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