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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the city-state where Xeones is from?
(a) Xeones is from in Sparta.
(b) Xeones is from a country farm in Akarnania, not a city-state.
(c) Xeones is from in Athens.
(d) Xeones is from in Astakos.

2. How do the Spartans count their dead?
(a) The senior surviving officer calls out the names of the soldiers, and who ever doesn't answer is counted as dead.
(b) 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.
(c) They walk the field of battle and count the dead.
(d) They stand in formation and count off.

3. What are the names of the two dogs that Xeones and Diomache find?
(a) The dogs are Lucky and Bruno.
(b) The dogs are Happy and Lucky.
(c) The dogs are Leonidas and Xerxes.
(d) The dogs are Bruno and Flanx.

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

5. What kind of story does Xerxes want to hear in chapter one?
(a) He wants to hear "the infantryman's tale".
(b) He wants to hear "A Tale of Two Cities".
(c) He wants to hear about Spartan life during times of peace.
(d) He wants to hear a tale of generals and kings.

6. Who is Diomache?
(a) Diomache is one of the three Fates of Greek mythology.
(b) Diomache is the cousin of Xeones.
(c) Diomache is the concubine of Xerxes.
(d) Diomache is the wife of Leonidas.

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

8. What does Dienekes tell the Egyptian about freedom?
(a) He tells the Egyptian that freedom is a state of mind.
(b) He tells the Egyptian that the only free men are dead men.
(c) He tells the Egyptian that it is better to live as a slave than to die free.
(d) He tells the Egyptian that freedom must be bought with steel, not gold.

9. What is the reason for Xeones returning to life?
(a) Xeones is to tell the story of the Battle of Thermopylae.
(b) Xeones returns to warn the Spartan people that the battle has been lost.
(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 returns to avenge his people.

10. How does Rooster feel about Alexandros smuggling special salve for Xeones?
(a) He feels like Alexandros should just mind his own business.
(b) He feels that it is reckless.
(c) He admires Alexandros' courage.
(d) He does not care.

11. According to Xeones, each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one what?
(a) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one spear.
(b) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one horse.
(c) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one helot.
(d) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one Darning Needle.

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

13. What causes Xeones to continue the story?
(a) Dmaratos, a deposed Spartan king, reminds him of his duty to Apollo.
(b) Dmaratos, a cruel Persian soldier, threatened to beat him if he did not continue.
(c) Xerxes told him that he would kill him if he did not continue.
(d) Xeones decides to finish the story.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Egyptian number the Persian fleet?

2. Xeones tells of an exercise that the people in the baggage train practice where they serve as punching bags for the Spartan heavy infantry. What is this exercise called?

3. Who is Xerxes?

4. By what warrior code are young Spartans raised?

5. As Chapter 2 opens, what does Xeones say that the word Thermopylae means?

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