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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 is Diomache?
(a) Diomache is the cousin of Xeones.
(b) Diomache is the concubine of Xerxes.
(c) Diomache is one of the three Fates of Greek mythology.
(d) Diomache is the wife of Leonidas.

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

3. In the first chapter, about how many Persians are said to have been slain in just three days of battle with the Spartans?
(a) No fewer than twenty thousand were slain.
(b) No more than twenty thousand were slain.
(c) About four thousand were slain.
(d) About twenty thousand were slain.

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

5. What does Polynikes do when he catches Alexandros handling his shield improperly?
(a) He bans Alexandros from the practice fields for life.
(b) He puts the boy through a lengthy and humiliating training drill.
(c) He beats the boy senseless.
(d) He kindly shows the boy the proper way of handling the shield.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what other name is Sparta called?

2. What are the Spartan battle games designed for?

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

4. What happens to the parents of Xeones?

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

(see the answer key)

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