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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Alexandros, Chapter 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first time Xeones sees the Persian fleet, he meets an Egyptian. What was the Egyptian's name?
(a) His name was Tommie.
(b) His name was Agamemnon.
(c) His name was Steve.
(d) His name was Ptammitechus.

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

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

4. By what other name is Sparta called?
(a) Sparta is also called The Hot Gates.
(b) Sparta is also called Thermopylae.
(c) Sparta is also called Mount Oracle.
(d) Sparta is also called Lakedaemon.

5. What is Xeones trying to steal when he is caught?
(a) He is trying to steal a horse.
(b) He is trying to steal a goose.
(c) He is trying to steal a chicken.
(d) He is trying to steal some cabbage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Diomache take with her?

3. Thermopylae is described as what?

4. What do the people of Sparta sing as the soldiers march off to war?

5. What is the name of the city-state where Xeones is from?

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