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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. What happens to the parents of Xeones?
(a) They also escape, but are separated and spend years searching for him.
(b) They are captured and sold into slavery.
(c) They escape with him.
(d) They are killed trying to defend their home.

2. What is panoplia?
(a) It is the final right of passage from boyhood to adult status.
(b) It is the armor and shield that each soldier must carry.
(c) It is an eight night training exercise.
(d) It is the lake near Sparta.

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

4. Why is Xerxes warned about the story of the Spartans?
(a) It is false.
(b) It is long and boring.
(c) It contains much foul language.
(d) It is difficult to understand.

5. Who does Diomache take with her?
(a) She takes the dog, Happy.
(b) She doesn't take anyone.
(c) She takes the dog, Lucky.
(d) She takes the old blind slave, Bruxieus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people of Sparta sing as the soldiers march off to war?

2. What is othismos?

3. Who is Suicide?

4. Which of the following is not one of the activities listed as part of Spartan life?

5. Who were the first soldiers to arrive at Thermopylae?

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