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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. Thermopylae is described as what?
(a) Thermopylae is described as a holy place, dedicated to the worship of the gods.
(b) Thermopylae is described as a place where travelers go to use the hot mineral baths.
(c) Thermopylae is described as a small fishing village where the Persians land their invasion force.
(d) Thermopylae is described as an ancient battle ground where many battles have taken place over the centuries.

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

3. What does agoge boua mean?
(a) Agoge boua means battle rage.
(b) Agoge boua means training platoon.
(c) Agoge boua means honorable death.
(d) Agoge boua means eight-nighter.

4. Where does Bruxieus tell Xeones and Diomache to go?
(a) He tells them to go to Sparta.
(b) He tells them to go to Athens.
(c) He tells them to go to Rome.
(d) He tells them to go to Thessaly.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Xeones tells of an exercise that the people in the baggage train practice where they serve as punching bags for the Spartan heavy infantry. What is this exercise called?

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

5. Who is Dienekes' squire?

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