1. Where do Xeones and Alexandros catch up to the Spartan army?
(a) They catch up to them at Rhion.
(b) They catch up to them at the hot gate.
(c) They catch up to them at Thermopylae.
(d) They catch up to them at Antirhion.

2. How many Persians are in the advance force that takes Athens?
(a) There are only three hundred.
(b) There are several thousand.
(c) There are fifty thousand men.
(d) There are twenty thousand.

3. What is the last thing that Xerxes says to Xeones as Chapter 19 closes?
(a) "You are either the bravest warrior or the biggest fool to ever walk the earth"
(b) "Please, my friend, continue your tale. Tell it as you wish, in whatever manner the god instructs you."
(c) "No one could have breached my tent and survived it, therefore you are lying. I suggest that you be totally honest with me in the future, Greek."
(d) "Why would you tell me such a thing, that I may know of your offense and kill you outright?"

4. What do the Spartans and their allies do when they see the Persians for the first time?
(a) They shout insults at the Persians.
(b) They attack the Persians.
(c) They surrender to the Persians.
(d) They run away.

5. In Chapter 29, what does Xeones say is the only thing a man really wants?
(a) He says that all a man wants is to die with honor.
(b) He says that all a man wants is a good woman.
(c) He says that all a man wants is wealth.
(d) He says that all a man wants is to live.