Gates of Fire Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Steven Pressfield
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 160 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Gates of Fire Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Steven Pressfield
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Alexandros, Chapter 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Xeones go out into a snowstorm to freeze to death?
(a) He is depressed that his family is dead.
(b) He is depressed that his girlfriend broke up with him.
(c) He is depressed that he cannot fight with a spear.
(d) He prefers a death by freezing to the slow, painful death he will have due to his fever.

2. How do the Spartans count their dead?
(a) They stand in formation and count off.
(b) They each have half of a twig with their names on them, and the other half is in a basket. After the battle, they all match their halves to the others in the basket and count the remaining twigs.
(c) The senior surviving officer calls out the names of the soldiers, and who ever doesn't answer is counted as dead.
(d) They walk the field of battle and count the dead.

3. Who is Dienekes' squire?
(a) Rooster is his squire.
(b) Suicide is his squire.
(c) Alexandros is his squire.
(d) Xeones is his squire.

4. What are the Spartan battle games designed for?
(a) They are designed to entertain the boys and keep them out of trouble.
(b) They are designed to simulate battle for training.
(c) They are designed as a way to pass time.
(d) They are designed as entertainment for the people.

5. By what other name is Sparta called?
(a) Sparta is also called Lakedaemon.
(b) Sparta is also called Mount Oracle.
(c) Sparta is also called Thermopylae.
(d) Sparta is also called The Hot Gates.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Egyptian number the Persian fleet?

2. What kind of story does Xerxes want to hear in chapter one?

3. What does Leonidas do after the Antirhion king surrenders?

4. By what warrior code are young Spartans raised?

5. Who are the two narrators of this story?

(see the answer key)

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