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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 Egyptian profanity.
(b) It is Greek for "spa".
(c) It is Greek for "hot gates".
(d) It is Greek for "hot springs".

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

3. What is Xeones trying to steal when he is caught?
(a) He is trying to steal some cabbage.
(b) He is trying to steal a horse.
(c) He is trying to steal a chicken.
(d) He is trying to steal a goose.

4. Who is Xerxes?
(a) He is the king of the Spartan city-state.
(b) He is the narrator of the story.
(c) He is a great hero of the Punic Wars.
(d) He is the king of the Persian empire.

5. Why does Diomache feel that no man will want her?
(a) She is too old.
(b) She was raped.
(c) She is ugly.
(d) She has a large scar on her face.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Spartan boys punished?

2. What does Dienekes tell the Egyptian about freedom?

3. What does Xeones become in the Spartan army?

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

5. According to Xeones, each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one what?

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