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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. How are Spartan boys punished?
(a) They are locked in small rooms, called hotboxes.
(b) They are given harsh labor assignments as punishment.
(c) They are starved for short periods of time and totally ignored.
(d) They are whipped with sticks.

2. How old is Xeones when he flees the destruction of his home?
(a) He is eighteen.
(b) He is nine.
(c) He is twelve.
(d) He is in his middle teens.

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

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

5. Why do the Spartans use that method to count their dead?
(a) It helps to keep their minds occupied and off of the fact that only moments earlier they were slaughtering men like farmers reaping wheat.
(b) It is done to confuse the enemy.
(c) It is an ancient tradition that has been passed down for generations.
(d) It is the Spartan law that the dead be counted in such a way.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Suicide?

2. Where does Bruxieus tell Xeones and Diomache to go?

3. Why does Dienekes initially resist marrying Lady Arete?

4. Who is Dienekes' squire?

5. To whom does Xeones tell his story?

(see the answer key)

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