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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 is Dienekes' squire?
(a) Suicide is his squire.
(b) Alexandros is his squire.
(c) Rooster is his squire.
(d) Xeones is his squire.

2. Why does Diomache feel that no man will want her?
(a) She is ugly.
(b) She has a large scar on her face.
(c) She was raped.
(d) She is too old.

3. Why does Dienekes initially resist marrying Lady Arete?
(a) Despite his deep love for her, his ethics stand in the way.
(b) He does not love her.
(c) He feels that she was the death of his brother, and wants nothing to do with her.
(d) He is already married.

4. 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) About four thousand were slain.
(c) About twenty thousand were slain.
(d) No more than twenty thousand were slain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two narrators of this story?

2. Where does the Spartan king march and fight, relative to the rest of his army?

3. What is oktonyktia?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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