View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 29, what does Xeones say is the only thing a man really wants?
(a) He says that all a man wants is wealth.
(b) He says that all a man wants is to die with honor.
(c) He says that all a man wants is to live.
(d) He says that all a man wants is a good woman.

2. Who does Xeones list off as some of the members of the tent raiding party?
(a) He lists Alexandros, Polynikes, Dienekes, and himself.
(b) He lists Alexandros, Orontes, Ephesus, and himself.
(c) He lists Alexandros, Dienekes, Orontes, and himself.
(d) He lists Alexandros, Polynikes, Rooster, and himself.

3. What message does Leonidas leave for Greeks who are conscripted into service to the Persians?
(a) You are traitors. May the gods curse you all.
(b) It is better to die free than live a slave.
(c) You have no choice. You are forgiven.
(d) If under compulsion you must fight us your brothers, fight badly.

4. What does Leonidas say is the tell-all when battle comes?
(a) He says that courage will tell all.
(b) He says that practice of arms will tell all.
(c) He says that physical strength will tell all.
(d) He says that devotion to the gods will tell all.

5. Where are the Persians as Chapter 18 opens?
(a) They are in the hills outside of Thessaly.
(b) They are just leaving Thermopylae.
(c) They are a few miles outside of Sparta.
(d) They are at the Three-Cornered Way in Attika.

6. Why do the Spartans decide to send only three hundred soldiers to Thermopylae?
(a) The Spartan senate refuses to send troops to Thermopylae, and the three hundred are the only volunteers.
(b) A larger force would not have room to fight, and would cause supply problems.
(c) The three hundred is only the advance force meant to hold off the Persians long enough for the main force to arrive.
(d) The Spartans do not feel that the Persians are a real threat to them, so three hundred should more than suffice.

7. When the dog chases the rabbit between the two armies and then kills it, what do the Greeks think it means?
(a) They find it amusing and take it as good entertainment.
(b) They take it as a sign that they will be victorious.
(c) They think that the dog crushing the rabbit in its jaws signifies the empire of Persia crushing Greece.
(d) They take it as a sign that the Persians will overpower them.

8. What happens to the raiding party?
(a) They fight to the death.
(b) They fight against terrible odds, but manage to kill Xerxes before being killed to a man.
(c) They are captured.
(d) Alexandros' hand is cut off, and a few others are killed, so Dienekes calls the retreat.

9. Other than Ball Player and the dog, who is the other volunteer?
(a) He is a merchant from Miletus, and his name is Elephantinos.
(b) Tommie the Egyptian joined the Greeks.
(c) The other volunteer is Minoas, a traitor from the Persian army.
(d) The other volunteer is Olaph, the wandering Arab.

10. When king Leonidas gives his speech on the night of the arrival of the Persian force, to whom is he speaking?
(a) He is speaking to the Spartan officers.
(b) He is speaking to all of the allied officers and the Spartan officers.
(c) He is speaking to the entire combined forces.
(d) He is speaking to the allied officers.

11. What oath does Alexandros swear the night of Rooster's trial?
(a) He swears that he will show mercy on Rooster in honor of their friendship.
(b) He swears that Rooster will never be seen again.
(c) He swears that if ever Rooster meets them on the field of battle, that he will slay Rooster himself.
(d) He swears that he will carry out the orders of the krypteis give him.

12. What is mothax?
(a) It is freedom from taxes.
(b) It is the grade of warrior youths somewhere between full citizen and helot.
(c) It is the highest title of honor for Spartans.
(d) It is a golden metal awarded for valor.

13. What is Xeones' proof that he was there, and not that he simply heard of it?
(a) He has several witnesses who admit that they saw him there.
(b) He can offer only his word of honor that he is telling the truth.
(c) He recognizes the officer who threw the axe at him and wounded Alexandros.
(d) He shows Xerxes the place where his blade tore the wall of the tent in a back corner.

14. What does the Oracle tell the Spartans?
(a) They will lose a king, and then the city will fall.
(b) They will either lose a king, or the city will fall.
(c) They will not lose a single officer, and the city will stand.
(d) They will lose many soldiers, but they will win the fight.

15. What does the merchant's sign say?
(a) It says "The best service in all of Greece."
(b) It says "The best service only for you, my friend."
(c) It says "The best service in all the land."
(d) It says "The best service only for you, my foreskin."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears to Diomache in a dream after she aborted her pregnancy and was ill?

2. How does Leonidas appear to Xerxes in his dream?

3. What does the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi tell the Athenians?

4. When does Darius of Persia die?

5. What is the last thing that Xerxes says to Xeones as Chapter 19 closes?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,075 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample