1. How do the Spartans view war?
(a) The Spartans see war to be simply work in the business of killing as many of the enemy as possible.
(b) The Spartans see war as the only way to peace.
(c) The Spartans see war as a terrible abomination.
(d) The Spartans see war as a good form of population control.

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

3. How many boys are there in the training platoons, according to Xeones?
(a) He says that there are fourteen hundred.
(b) He says that there are several thousand.
(c) He says that there are seven hundred.
(d) He says that there are twenty-five.

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

5. What secret does Arete tell Xeones in Chapter 20?
(a) She tells him that she has been having an affair with Leonidas for years.
(b) She tells him that the son of Rooster really was Dienekes' child.
(c) She tells him that she has been in love with him for years.
(d) She tells him that she had been in love with Dienekes e since she was a young girl, even while married to his brother.