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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. Who does Xeones marry?
(a) He marries Thereia.
(b) He marries Diomache.
(c) He marries Agathe.
(d) He marries arete.

2. What do the Spartans and their allies do when they see the Persians for the first time?
(a) They run away.
(b) They attack the Persians.
(c) They surrender to the Persians.
(d) They shout insults at the Persians.

3. How many children does Xeones father?
(a) He has a son and a daughter.
(b) He has two daughters.
(c) He has two sons.
(d) He only has one child, a son.

4. What is the standing order of Dienekes while on campaign?
(a) Dienekes is to be awakened two hours before sunrise.
(b) Dienekes is to be allowed to sleep until he wakes on his own.
(c) Dienekes is to be awakened with the dawn.
(d) Dienekes is to be awakened about mid-day.

5. Why does Leonidas include inexperienced soldiers in the three hundred?
(a) He believes that the chain is made stronger by including unproven links mixed in with the more experienced.
(b) He runs out of heroes, and is forced to include young men who have little or no fighting experience.
(c) All of his experienced fighters are old, and he wants some young muscle to help carry the workload.
(d) He hand selects each soldier, knowing that all of them will die, because he needs men that are expendable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Spartans discover on their way to the tent of Xerxes?

2. Once the Spartans make their discovery, what do they do about it?

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

4. Who are the non-Spartan members of the raiding party?

5. Who does Xeones list off as some of the members of the tent raiding party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Xerxes trust Xeones?

2. What does Arete offer Xeones? What is Xeones' response?

3. What happens when the Greeks enter the tent of Xerxes that ultimately saves his life?

4. Where has Xeones seen Xerxes before he is brought into his tent?

5. How is Rooster spared and why?

6. What occurs at Thermopylae during the wait for the Persians?

7. What kinds of items do the Spartan soldiers carry with them?

8. What factors push the Spartans into a decisive battle with the Persians?

9. Why do the Persian soldiers not hinder the Greeks in their escape?

10. Describe what the Persians do to the body of the Spartan king, Leonidas.

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