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

2. What are the Spartan battle games designed for?
(a) They are designed as entertainment for the people.
(b) They are designed to simulate battle for training.
(c) They are designed to entertain the boys and keep them out of trouble.
(d) They are designed as a way to pass time.

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

4. How are Spartan boys punished?
(a) They are locked in small rooms, called hotboxes.
(b) They are whipped with sticks.
(c) They are given harsh labor assignments as punishment.
(d) They are starved for short periods of time and totally ignored.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hermion's nickname?

2. Which of the following is not one of the activities listed as part of Spartan life?

3. Who is Dienekes' squire?

4. How does Xeones return to life from the grave?

5. By what warrior code are young Spartans raised?

(see the answer key)

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