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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Alexandros, Chapter 8 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Xeones, each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one what?
(a) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one Darning Needle.
(b) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one helot.
(c) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one horse.
(d) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one spear.

2. What happens to Xeones when he is caught stealing?
(a) The farmers drive nails through his hands.
(b) The farmers beat him severely.
(c) The farmers cut off his right hand.
(d) He is made to pay for what he stole.

3. Why does Dienekes initially resist marrying Lady Arete?
(a) He does not love her.
(b) Despite his deep love for her, his ethics stand in the way.
(c) He feels that she was the death of his brother, and wants nothing to do with her.
(d) He is already married.

4. 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 it is better to live as a slave than to die free.
(c) He tells the Egyptian that the only free men are dead men.
(d) He tells the Egyptian that freedom is a state of mind.

5. What is the preferred weapon of Suicide?
(a) He prefers to use his spear, the Eight-footer.
(b) He prefers to use his short javelins, called Darning Needles.
(c) He prefers to use a longbow.
(d) He prefers to use his two short swords.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Xeones trying to steal when he is caught?

2. Who were the first soldiers to arrive at Thermopylae?

3. How does the Egyptian number the Persian fleet?

4. What does Apollo tell Xeones about the spear in his vision?

5. Who is Diomache?

(see the answer key)

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