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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. Who are the two narrators of this story?
(a) The scribe and Xeones are the narrators.
(b) Ball Player and Rooster are the narrators.
(c) Xerxes and Leonidas are the narrators.
(d) There is only one narrator, Xeones.

2. How old are Xeones and Diomache when they separate?
(a) He is twelve and she is nine.
(b) He is nine and she is twelve.
(c) He is fifteen and she is twelve.
(d) He is twelve and she is fifteen.

3. What is the Antirhion army primarily composed of?
(a) It is mainly citizen soldiers.
(b) It is mainly mercenaries hired from neighboring kingdoms.
(c) It is an unorganized rabble of bandits and highwaymen.
(d) It is mainly well trained regulars, career soldiers.

4. What do the people of Sparta sing as the soldiers march off to war?
(a) They sing the Spartan anthem.
(b) They sing the hymn to Castor.
(c) They sing the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(d) They sing praises to the god Apollo.

5. What does Leonidas say is the tell-all when battle comes?
(a) He says that courage will tell all.
(b) He says that physical strength will tell all.
(c) He says that practice of arms will tell all.
(d) He says that devotion to the gods will tell all.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Dienekes initially resist marrying Lady Arete?

3. What do the Spartans discover on their way to the tent of Xerxes?

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

5. What is the last thing that Xerxes says to Xeones as Chapter 19 closes?

(see the answer key)

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