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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. According to Xeones, each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one what?
(a) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one Darning Needle.
(b) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one helot.
(c) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one horse.
(d) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one spear.

2. What does Xeones become in the Spartan army?
(a) He becomes a spearman.
(b) He becomes a swordsman.
(c) He becomes a general.
(d) He becomes an archer.

3. Where do Xeones and Diomache separate?
(a) They separate at The Crossroads.
(b) They separate at a fork in the road called Three Corners.
(c) They separate just before reaching Sparta.
(d) They separate when they reach Athens.

4. What does Apollo tell Xeones about the spear in his vision?
(a) Apollo tells Xeones that he will be killed by with a spear.
(b) Apollo tells Xeones that the spear is an inelegant weapon.
(c) Apollo tells Xeones that the spear is a great weapon.
(d) Apollo tells Xeones that the spear will be the salvation of Sparta.

5. What is the name of the city-state where Xeones is from?
(a) Xeones is from in Astakos.
(b) Xeones is from in Athens.
(c) Xeones is from in Sparta.
(d) Xeones is from a country farm in Akarnania, not a city-state.

Short Answer Questions

1. What obstacle separates the two sides of the battleground?

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

3. Thermopylae is described as what?

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

5. Why is Xerxes warned about the story of the Spartans?

(see the answer key)

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