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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Apollo tell Xeones about the spear in his vision?
(a) Apollo tells Xeones that the spear is an inelegant weapon.
(b) Apollo tells Xeones that he will be killed by with a spear.
(c) Apollo tells Xeones that the spear is a great weapon.
(d) Apollo tells Xeones that the spear will be the salvation of Sparta.

2. How old is Xeones when he flees the destruction of his home?
(a) He is eighteen.
(b) He is twelve.
(c) He is in his middle teens.
(d) He is nine.

3. What happens to Xeones when he is caught stealing?
(a) The farmers cut off his right hand.
(b) The farmers drive nails through his hands.
(c) He is made to pay for what he stole.
(d) The farmers beat him severely.

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

5. To whom does Xeones tell his story?
(a) He tells it to Lady Arete.
(b) He tells it to Leonidas.
(c) He tells it to a scribe.
(d) He tells it to Xerxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is othismos?

2. What is the purpose of the speech Leonidas gives after this battle?

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

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

5. After their return to Sparta, how does Alexandros tell Polynikes the battle made him feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Xeones after his city is burned?

2. Why does Xeones refuse to continue with the story? What happens that causes him to continue?

3. How does Xeones describe the Spartan view on war?

4. Who catches Alexandros not using his shield properly? What happens?

5. Who is Bruxieus?

6. Why does Diomache feel that no one will want to marry her?

7. Describe the relationship between Alexandros and Xeones.

8. What is the story behind Dienekes and Arete?

9. How does Xeones come to be in the Persian camp?

10. How are Xeones and Alexandros assigned after the battle at Antirhion?

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