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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 does Lady Arete's letter to Diomache say?
(a) The letter says that Xeones' death will be honored.
(b) The letter is a personal letter between old friends.
(c) The letter is to free Diomache from her service at the temple.
(d) The letter says that Xeones is free from his service and may marry Diomache.

2. Who does Xeones marry?
(a) He marries Thereia.
(b) He marries Agathe.
(c) He marries Diomache.
(d) He marries arete.

3. According to Leonidas, how many men could the Persians mass behind the battle wall?
(a) They could mass as many men as they care to.
(b) They could only mass twenty or thirty men.
(c) The wall completely blocks off the pass.
(d) They could mass one thousand men at most.

4. What can Xeones see toward the middle gate?
(a) He sees a large fox.
(b) He sees the sheer cliffs of the pass.
(c) He sees the bath houses.
(d) He sees the Persians.

5. How does Xeones describe Dienekes?
(a) He describes him as a warrior over forty-years-old who carries wounds from many battles.
(b) He describes him as a young warrior, inexperienced in battle, but fierce and strong.
(c) He describes him as a silly old man, full of outdated ideas.
(d) He describes him as a great hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Xerxes having trouble sleeping?

2. What is panoplia?

3. What does Leonidas do after the Antirhion king surrenders?

4. What is the standing order of Dienekes while on campaign?

5. Who sacks the city-state that was the birthplace of Xeones?

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