Gates of Fire Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Steven Pressfield
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Gates of Fire Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Steven Pressfield
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: Polynikes, Chapter 18 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Artemisia tell Xerxes that he cannot leave the field of battle?
(a) She tells him that if he leaves after the Oracle spoke to the Spartans, that all of Greece would say that he was running from a dream.
(b) If Xerxes leaves his army in the hands of a general, the general might return victorious from Greece only to take over the empire for himself.
(c) She tells Xerxes that by returning to Persia, he would be missing a grand show in the defeat of the Greeks.
(d) The Persians have no hope of taking Greece without their king.

3. After their return to Sparta, how does Alexandros tell Polynikes the battle made him feel?
(a) He tells Polynikes that the battle made him sick.
(b) He tells Polynikes that the battle didn't effect him at all.
(c) He tells Polynikes that he was amused by the ease with which they defeated the enemy.
(d) He tells Polynikes that he experienced a bloodlust during the battle.

4. Why does Dienekes initially resist marrying Lady Arete?
(a) He feels that she was the death of his brother, and wants nothing to do with her.
(b) Despite his deep love for her, his ethics stand in the way.
(c) He is already married.
(d) He does not love her.

5. How does the Egyptian number the Persian fleet?
(a) He numbers it at sixty squadrons.
(b) He numbers it at one hundred ships.
(c) He numbers it at about two million men.
(d) He says that the Persian fleet is innumerable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Lady Arete asking about?

2. Where are the Persians as Chapter 18 opens?

3. What happens to Xeones when he is caught stealing?

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

5. How do the Spartans view war?

(see the answer key)

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