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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6: Dienekes, Chapter 24 - 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hermion's nickname?
(a) He is called Rooster.
(b) He is called The Archer.
(c) He is called Pretty Boy.
(d) He is called Mountain.

2. What is othismos?
(a) Othismos is the initial collision on the battlefield and the chaos that follows.
(b) Othismos is one of the ancient Spartan sacrificial rites.
(c) Othismos is a field near Sparta where the Spartan boys train.
(d) Othismos is the euphoria that comes upon the victor after a battle.

3. Who appears to Diomache in a dream after she aborted her pregnancy and was ill?
(a) Apollo appears to her.
(b) Persephone appears to her.
(c) Ares appears to her.
(d) Zeus appears to her.

4. Why does Medon take the baby after the Peers all go home?
(a) He is taking the child to protect him from the others.
(b) He is stealing the child so that he can kill him.
(c) He wants to have a look at the child.
(d) He is inspecting the child to see if he will be allowed to live.

5. What is exoterike harmoniea?
(a) Exoterike harmoniea is a state of self composure attained through the control of fear.
(b) Exoterike harmoniea is a state of union with one's fellows.
(c) Exoterike harmoniea is a composition dedicated to the gods.
(d) Exoterike harmoniea is the musical harmony of a multistringed instrument.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Spartan battle games designed for?

2. What do the Spartans call their science of fear discipline?

3. How do the Persian forces surround the Greeks?

4. What does the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi tell the Athenians to do about the Persian invasion?

5. What nation is the second to assault the Greeks?

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