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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6: Dienekes, Chapter 24 - 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Xeones trying to steal when he is caught?
(a) He is trying to steal a chicken.
(b) He is trying to steal a horse.
(c) He is trying to steal some cabbage.
(d) He is trying to steal a goose.

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

3. After their return to Sparta, how does Alexandros tell Polynikes the battle made him feel?
(a) He tells Polynikes that the battle didn't effect him at all.
(b) He tells Polynikes that the battle made him sick.
(c) He tells Polynikes that he was amused by the ease with which they defeated the enemy.
(d) He tells Polynikes that he experienced a bloodlust during the battle.

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

5. What is the purpose of an all-sire unit?
(a) An ancient belief forbids Spartans from sending men into battle who have not yet fathered a son.
(b) When they die, their sons can then be conscripted.
(c) When they die, they will have living male heirs to carry on their names.
(d) While they are away on campaign, their sons can take care of the home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Dienekes tell Alexandros has haunted him his whole life?

2. How does Rooster feel about Alexandros smuggling special salve for Xeones?

3. Why do the Spartans use that method to count their dead?

4. As Chapter 2 opens, what does Xeones say that the word Thermopylae means?

5. The three hundred and their allies are to be met by a thousand heavy infantry from Phokis and Lokris. What do they find instead?

(see the answer key)

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