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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Diomache feel that no man will want her?
(a) She has a large scar on her face.
(b) She was raped.
(c) She is ugly.
(d) She is too old.

2. How do the Spartans count their dead?
(a) They each have half of a twig with their names on them, and the other half is in a basket. After the battle, they all match their halves to the others in the basket and count the remaining twigs.
(b) They stand in formation and count off.
(c) They walk the field of battle and count the dead.
(d) The senior surviving officer calls out the names of the soldiers, and who ever doesn't answer is counted as dead.

3. What is the name of the half helot friend of Xeones?
(a) His name is Paraleio.
(b) His name is Polynikes.
(c) His name is Dekton.
(d) His name is Alexandros.

4. What is the reason for Xeones returning to life?
(a) Xeones returns to warn the Spartan people that the battle has been lost.
(b) Xeones returns to avenge his people.
(c) Due to the violent nature of his death, the spirit of Xeones can not pass on to the world of the dead.
(d) Xeones is to tell the story of the Battle of Thermopylae.

5. How many sons has Arete born Dienekes?
(a) They have had three sons.
(b) They have had one son.
(c) They have had only daughters.
(d) They have had many sons.

6. Alexandros wants to go to battle with the older Spartans. Who tries to stop him?
(a) Leonidas tries to stop him.
(b) Polynikes tries to stop him.
(c) His mother tries to stop him.
(d) Xeones tries to stop him.

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

8. What does the Egyptian tell the Spartans about the Persian invasion?
(a) He tells them to never surrender.
(b) He tells them that the Persians would be easily defeated while still at sea.
(c) He tells them that Xerxes will slaughter them regardless of what they do.
(d) He tells them to join Xerxes voluntarily like the Egyptians did.

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

10. How does Polynikes react to Alexandros' answer?
(a) He does not care.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is angered.
(d) He is saddened.

11. Who is Suicide?
(a) He is a fierce warrior from Syria.
(b) He is a young fighter from Scythia.
(c) He is an old statesman who sits on the senate.
(d) He is a farmer.

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

13. Where does the Spartan king march and fight, relative to the rest of his army?
(a) The king does not go with his army, but sends a general in his stead.
(b) The king remains at the front of the lines, where he can be a part of the action at all times.
(c) The king commands from the back of the army where it is safer.
(d) The king usually stays at the center of his army, so that his men surround him at all times.

14. What is the half helot's nickname?
(a) His nickname is Rooster.
(b) His nickname is Bob.
(c) His nickname is Suicide.
(d) His nickname is Dog.

15. What is Hermion's nickname?
(a) He is called Pretty Boy.
(b) He is called Mountain.
(c) He is called The Archer.
(d) He is called Rooster.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the city-state where Xeones is from?

3. Who is Paraleio?

4. What causes Xeones to continue the story?

5. What do the people of Sparta sing as the soldiers march off to war?

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