Gates of Fire Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Steven Pressfield
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 160 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Gates of Fire Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Steven Pressfield
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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. Who comes for Rooster after he turns down the offer of mothax?
(a) Polynikes and four assassins of the krypteia came for him.
(b) Twenty Peers come for him.
(c) The royal guard came for him.
(d) No one comes for him.

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

3. Why do the Phokians miss the meeting?
(a) They have all been slain by the Persians.
(b) They are nearly overrun by the Persians, so they flee.
(c) They are attacked and must remain to defend their city.
(d) They go over to the Persian side.

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

5. Why does Leonidas keep the three hundred from getting new cloaks?
(a) He wants to wait until after the battle so the new cloaks won't get torn and bloody.
(b) He wants to wait until after the battle so he will not get cloaks for those who won't survive.
(c) He feels that there is no time for the ceremony, and that he and his men must leave immediately.
(d) He feels that it would be a waste of the city's resources to replace the cloaks of men who will not get to use them long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Polynikes do after dealing with Alexandros?

2. In Chapter 28, which Persian deserter asks for Xeones by name?

3. Who makes up the only father-son pair in the three hundred?

4. What is Xeones trying to steal when he is caught?

5. Who is Dienekes' squire?

(see the answer key)

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