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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: Polynikes, Chapter 20 - 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Paraleio?
(a) She is the mother of Alexandros.
(b) She is the cousin of Xeones.
(c) She is the wife of Xerxes.
(d) She is a prostitute.

3. What punishment do Alexandros and Xeones receive?
(a) They are whipped.
(b) They are heavily lectured on responsibility, but otherwise let off the hook.
(c) They are locked in a small cell.
(d) They are given extra labor.

4. What do the Athenians call the high part of the city?
(a) They call it The Great Hill.
(b) They call it the Acropolis.
(c) They call it The Mound.
(d) They call it the royal compound.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Leonidas, how many men could the Persians mass behind the battle wall?

2. What does Dienekes teach about fear?

3. What does Leonidas say is the tell-all when battle comes?

4. What is panoplia?

5. What is the preferred weapon of Suicide?

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