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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes for Rooster after he turns down the offer of mothax?

2. How does Rooster originally feel about Alexandros?

3. Why does Arete give Xeones coins?

4. What punishment is actually dealt out to Rooster?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Medes who first entered battle with the Greeks.

3. Why do the Spartans decide to send only 300 men?

4. What main advantage do the Spartans have over the Persians?

5. How is Rooster spared and why?

6. Why does Arete claim the child of Rooster is really the child of her husband Dienekes? What unforeseen effect does this have?

7. Describe the fight between Medes and Greeks.

8. What disturbs Xerxes, the Persian king?

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

10. Why do the Spartans want to kill Rooster and his infant son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In ancient Greece, just like many other ancient civilizations, crimes were punished much more severely than they are now. Many crimes involving stealing would result in losing a hand, or having the hands crippled. Have students write an essay answering the following questions:

1. What are these kinds of punishments no longer in use? What caused them to be discontinued in the Western world?

2. Are these kinds of punishments still in use today? If they are, then where, and why?

3. Do you feel that capital and corporal punishment is appropriate punishment for most crimes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Xeones describes several things that are common to ancient warfare, such as smoke and fire, rape, and the mutilation of the enemy dead. What other factors are common to ancient warfare? Why do these things occur in ancient times? Do they still happen today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

1. In ancient Sparta, as well as today, soldiers are trained by simulating real battle conditions. During these training exercises, soldiers can undergo severe physical and mental stress, and can actually die from the training, or in training accidents. What other disadvantages might there be to of such training methods? What are the benefits?

2. How are the training methods of the ancient Spartans like the methods used my most of the world today? How are they different?

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