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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. What is othismos?
(a) Othismos is a field near Sparta where the Spartan boys train.
(b) Othismos is one of the ancient Spartan sacrificial rites.
(c) Othismos is the initial collision on the battlefield and the chaos that follows.
(d) Othismos is the euphoria that comes upon the victor after a battle.

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

3. What does the Egyptian tell the Spartans about the Persian invasion?
(a) He tells them to join Xerxes voluntarily like the Egyptians did.
(b) He tells them that Xerxes will slaughter them regardless of what they do.
(c) He tells them that the Persians would be easily defeated while still at sea.
(d) He tells them to never surrender.

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(d) He describes him as a silly old man, full of outdated ideas.

5. 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 springs".
(d) It is Greek for "hot gates".

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the preferred weapon of Suicide?

2. Who is Dienekes' squire?

3. Why does Xeones go out into a snowstorm to freeze to death?

4. Who is Diomache?

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

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