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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Rooster, Chapter 12 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Spartan boys punished?
(a) They are starved for short periods of time and totally ignored.
(b) They are locked in small rooms, called hotboxes.
(c) They are whipped with sticks.
(d) They are given harsh labor assignments as punishment.

2. What is the Antirhion army primarily composed of?
(a) It is mainly mercenaries hired from neighboring kingdoms.
(b) It is mainly citizen soldiers.
(c) It is mainly well trained regulars, career soldiers.
(d) It is an unorganized rabble of bandits and highwaymen.

3. By what warrior code are young Spartans raised?
(a) They are raised according to the code of Hammurabi.
(b) They are raised according to Bushido.
(c) They are raised according to the Lykurgan warrior code.
(d) They are raised according to the code of Chivalry.

4. For what is Xeones punished after the battle at Antirhion?
(a) He is punished for not reporting in a timely fashion.
(b) He is punished for his recklessness on the field of battle.
(c) He is punished for mouthing off to a superior officer.
(d) He is punished for following the army.

5. What is panoplia?
(a) It is an eight night training exercise.
(b) It is the final right of passage from boyhood to adult status.
(c) It is the lake near Sparta.
(d) It is the armor and shield that each soldier must carry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dienekes teach about fear?

2. Where is Rooster's mother's city?

3. What is Hermion's nickname?

4. What is the name of the half helot friend of Xeones?

5. Who is Xerxes?

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