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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. Which of the following is not one of the activities listed as part of Spartan life?
(a) Spartans wrestle and run.
(b) Spartans love to fish.
(c) Spartans train at controlling their fear.
(d) Spartans make sacrifices to their gods.

2. Who sacks the city-state that was the birthplace of Xeones?
(a) The Persians sack the city-state.
(b) The Spartans sack the city-state.
(c) The Carthagians sack the city-state.
(d) The Argives sack the city-state.

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

4. Who is Suicide?
(a) He is an old statesman who sits on the senate.
(b) He is a fierce warrior from Syria.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is a young fighter from Scythia.

5. What is oktonyktia?
(a) It is the armor and shield that each soldier must carry.
(b) It is the lake near Sparta.
(c) It is the final right of passage from boyhood to adult status.
(d) It is an eight-night training exercise.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first time Xeones sees the Persian fleet, he meets an Egyptian. What was the Egyptian's name?

2. To whom does Xeones tell his story?

3. Alexandros wants to go to battle with the older Spartans. Who tries to stop him?

4. As Chapter 2 opens, what does Xeones say that the word Thermopylae means?

5. What are the Spartan battle games designed for?

(see the answer key)

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