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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Xeones and Diomache separate?
(a) They separate at a fork in the road called Three Corners.
(b) They separate just before reaching Sparta.
(c) They separate when they reach Athens.
(d) They separate at The Crossroads.

3. What does agoge boua mean?
(a) Agoge boua means battle rage.
(b) Agoge boua means eight-nighter.
(c) Agoge boua means training platoon.
(d) Agoge boua means honorable death.

4. Where does Bruxieus tell Xeones and Diomache to go?
(a) He tells them to go to Thessaly.
(b) He tells them to go to Rome.
(c) He tells them to go to Sparta.
(d) He tells them to go to Athens.

5. To whom does Rooster become a squire?
(a) He became the squire of Dienekes.
(b) He becomes the squire of Xerxes.
(c) He becomes the squire of Olympieus.
(d) He becomes the squire of Leonidas.

6. What do the people of Sparta sing as the soldiers march off to war?
(a) They sing the Spartan anthem.
(b) They sing the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(c) They sing praises to the god Apollo.
(d) They sing the hymn to Castor.

7. What is the purpose of the speech Leonidas gives after this battle?
(a) He berates them for their lack of courage and for their weakness.
(b) He thanks the survivors and honors the fallen, while refocusing their attention on the main battle to come.
(c) He congratulates them on their great victory and releases them for a day to pillage the city.
(d) He congratulates them on the victory, and commends their behavior towards the prisoners.

8. What does Dienekes teach about fear?
(a) He teaches that fear defeats the enemies of Sparta.
(b) He teaches that the only thing to fear is fear itself.
(c) He teaches that fear is silly and unmanly.
(d) He teaches that fear is a very real, and dangerous thing.

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

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

11. There is a battle on the plain west of Antirhion. Who do the Spartans fight there?
(a) They fight the Persian army.
(b) They fight the army of Athens.
(c) They fight the Antirhion army.
(d) They fight the Agrives.

12. How do the soldiers show their disfavor when Polynikes is scolding Alexandros?
(a) They join Polynikes in berating Alexandros.
(b) They politely leave the area to avoid overhearing.
(c) They rap their knuckles on the table.
(d) They ignore the speech.

13. Who is Xerxes?
(a) He is the king of the Spartan city-state.
(b) He is the king of the Persian empire.
(c) He is the narrator of the story.
(d) He is a great hero of the Punic Wars.

14. For what is Xeones punished after the battle at Antirhion?
(a) He is punished for mouthing off to a superior officer.
(b) He is punished for his recklessness on the field of battle.
(c) He is punished for not reporting in a timely fashion.
(d) He is punished for following the army.

15. After their return to Sparta, how does Alexandros tell Polynikes the battle made him feel?
(a) He tells Polynikes that the battle didn't effect him at all.
(b) He tells Polynikes that the battle made him sick.
(c) He tells Polynikes that he was amused by the ease with which they defeated the enemy.
(d) He tells Polynikes that he experienced a bloodlust during the battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alexandros wants to go to battle with the older Spartans. Who tries to stop him?

2. Who is Paraleio?

3. What does Apollo tell Xeones about the spear in his vision?

4. Who is Xeones' sparring partner?

5. What does the Egyptian tell the Spartans about the Persian invasion?

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