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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7: Leonidas, Chapter 30 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the raiding party?
(a) Alexandros' hand is cut off, and a few others are killed, so Dienekes calls the retreat.
(b) They fight to the death.
(c) They are captured.
(d) They fight against terrible odds, but manage to kill Xerxes before being killed to a man.

2. What does Xerxes believe about Xeones' story?
(a) He believes it is true, but has no bearing on the battles ahead.
(b) He finds it entertaining, but is unsure of its truth.
(c) He believes it all to be lies.
(d) He believes that it is true and pertinent to the war efforts.

3. What are the names of the two dogs that Xeones and Diomache find?
(a) The dogs are Bruno and Flanx.
(b) The dogs are Leonidas and Xerxes.
(c) The dogs are Happy and Lucky.
(d) The dogs are Lucky and Bruno.

4. What happens to Xeones when he is caught stealing?
(a) He is made to pay for what he stole.
(b) The farmers drive nails through his hands.
(c) The farmers cut off his right hand.
(d) The farmers beat him severely.

5. What do the Athenians call the high part of the city?
(a) They call it the royal compound.
(b) They call it the Acropolis.
(c) They call it The Great Hill.
(d) They call it The Mound.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Xeones' proof that he was there, and not that he simply heard of it?

2. Once the Spartans make their discovery, what do they do about it?

3. Where are the Persians as Chapter 18 opens?

4. Why is Xerxes warned about the story of the Spartans?

5. As Chapter 2 opens, what does Xeones say that the word Thermopylae means?

(see the answer key)

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