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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. Who were the first soldiers to arrive at Thermopylae?
(a) The Spartan Rangers were first to arrive.
(b) The Spartan heavy infantry were first to arrive.
(c) The Persians were the first to arrive.
(d) The Thespians were the first to arrive.

2. What does Dienekes tell the Egyptian about freedom?
(a) He tells the Egyptian that it is better to live as a slave than to die free.
(b) He tells the Egyptian that the only free men are dead men.
(c) He tells the Egyptian that freedom must be bought with steel, not gold.
(d) He tells the Egyptian that freedom is a state of mind.

3. In Chapter 9, who dies on the final night of the training exercise?
(a) Dekton dies on the final night.
(b) Hermion dies on the final night.
(c) Rooster dies on the final night.
(d) Alexandros dies on the final night.

4. Why do the Antirhions lose the battle?
(a) There are traitors in the line.
(b) They are far outnumbered by the Spartans.
(c) They allow fear to take control.
(d) They lack the advanced weaponry of the Spartans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the two dogs that Xeones and Diomache find?

2. How are Spartan boys punished?

3. What do the Spartans call their science of fear discipline?

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

5. What is the preferred weapon of Suicide?

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