2. Why does Polynikes feel that Spartans are superior to any other people?
(a) He says that they are better because of war and manly valor.
(b) He says that the Spartans are far more intelligent than anyone else.
(c) He feels that all men are equal.
(d) He feels that the gods show more favor to the Spartans than to anyone else.

3. Why is Xerxes warned about the story of the Spartans?
(a) It is difficult to understand.
(b) It is long and boring.
(c) It contains much foul language.
(d) It is false.

4. What is the preferred weapon of Suicide?
(a) He prefers to use his short javelins, called Darning Needles.
(b) He prefers to use his two short swords.
(c) He prefers to use his spear, the Eight-footer.
(d) He prefers to use a longbow.

5. What does Polynikes do after dealing with Alexandros?
(a) He storms off the practice field in disgust.
(b) He puts all of the boys through the standard shield handling drills.
(c) He reports the boy's failure to his superiors.
(d) He sends everyone home for the day.

6. What does Polynikes do when he catches Alexandros handling his shield improperly?
(a) He kindly shows the boy the proper way of handling the shield.
(b) He bans Alexandros from the practice fields for life.
(c) He beats the boy senseless.
(d) He puts the boy through a lengthy and humiliating training drill.

7. What is the Antirhion army primarily composed of?
(a) It is an unorganized rabble of bandits and highwaymen.
(b) It is mainly well trained regulars, career soldiers.
(c) It is mainly citizen soldiers.
(d) It is mainly mercenaries hired from neighboring kingdoms.

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

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

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

11. How do the Spartans view war?
(a) The Spartans see war as a good form of population control.
(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 terrible abomination.
(d) The Spartans see war as the only way to peace.

12. Why does Xeones go out into a snowstorm to freeze to death?
(a) He is depressed that his family is dead.
(b) He is depressed that his girlfriend broke up with him.
(c) He is depressed that he cannot fight with a spear.
(d) He prefers a death by freezing to the slow, painful death he will have due to his fever.

13. How does the Egyptian number the Persian fleet?
(a) He numbers it at one hundred ships.
(b) He numbers it at about two million men.
(c) He says that the Persian fleet is innumerable.
(d) He numbers it at sixty squadrons.

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

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