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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. Why does Arete give Xeones coins?
2. What does Rooster suggest to Xeones and Alexandros?
3. What is the purpose of an all-sire unit?
4. What does Lady Arete's letter to Diomache say?
5. What is Olympieus doing when he is killed by an arrow?
Short Essay Questions
1. What disturbs Xerxes, the Persian king?
2. Why do the Spartans want to kill Rooster and his infant son?
3. Where has Xeones seen Xerxes before he is brought into his tent?
4. What main advantage do the Spartans have over the Persians?
5. What happens when the Greeks enter the tent of Xerxes that ultimately saves his life?
6. How is Rooster spared and why?
7. Describe what the Persians do to the body of the Spartan king, Leonidas.
8. Describe the plan to assault Xerxes in his own tent.
9. How is the 300 man force composed?
10. Why do the Spartans decide to send only 300 men?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is an all-sire unit? Explain what it means to be an all-sire unit. What would it be like to be a member of one of these units? Compare the Spartan all-sire units with similar units of other civilizations and times.
Essay Topic 2
Arete offers Xeones some money and the chance to flee Sparta before the army marches off to war. Why does she do this? What causes Xeones to refuse to fleet Sparta when Arete offers him the chance to escape? What causes him to remain with the Spartans in battle, even after he is ordered by Dienekes to leave and save himself? Describe what kind of man you feel Xeones is.
Essay Topic 3
There exists between all soldiers of honor and bravery, a certain respect and admiration. What examples of this are given in the book? Compare these to examples of honor and/or bravery in other literary works. Answer the question, "What is the opposite of fear?"
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