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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 8: Thermopylae, Chapter 35 - 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men make up the party that attacks Xerxes' tent?
(a) There are eleven men.
(b) There are seven men.
(c) There are eight men.
(d) There are tweny men.

2. What does the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi tell the Athenians to do about the Persian invasion?
(a) The Oracle tells them to stand and fight for their freedom.
(b) The Oracle tells them to fly to the ends of the earth.
(c) The Oracle tells them to remain neutral.
(d) The Oracle tells them to bargain with Persia.

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

4. What does Dienekes tell Alexandros after Polynikes' lecture?
(a) He tells the boy that Polynikes is just full of hot air.
(b) He tells the boy that he will never amount to anything.
(c) He tells the boy that someday he'll be able to dish it right back in Polynikes' face.
(d) He tells the boy that he will eventually outrank Polynikes anyways.

5. Who stands to defend Athens during the Persian attack?
(a) Athens is defended by a small band of fanatics only.
(b) Athens is completely abandoned.
(c) Athens is defended by the Spartans.
(d) Athens is defended by the full Athenian legions.

Short Answer Questions

1. There is a battle on the plain west of Antirhion. Who do the Spartans fight there?

2. When Xeones dies, what is done with his remains?

3. Where is Rooster's mother's city?

4. What epitaph is left for the Greeks who died at Thermopylae?

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?

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