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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Rooster, Chapter 12 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dienekes tell the Egyptian about freedom?
(a) He tells the Egyptian that the only free men are dead men.
(b) He tells the Egyptian that freedom must be bought with steel, not gold.
(c) He tells the Egyptian that freedom is a state of mind.
(d) He tells the Egyptian that it is better to live as a slave than to die free.

2. Who is Paraleio?
(a) She is the mother of Alexandros.
(b) She is the cousin of Xeones.
(c) She is a prostitute.
(d) She is the wife of Xerxes.

3. What obstacle separates the two sides of the battleground?
(a) A low stone wall bisects the field.
(b) A swift river runs through the center of the field.
(c) A palisade bisects the field.
(d) A creek bisects the field.

4. Which of the following is not one of the activities listed as part of Spartan life?
(a) Spartans love to fish.
(b) Spartans train at controlling their fear.
(c) Spartans wrestle and run.
(d) Spartans make sacrifices to their gods.

5. What is Xeones trying to steal when he is caught?
(a) He is trying to steal a chicken.
(b) He is trying to steal a horse.
(c) He is trying to steal some cabbage.
(d) He is trying to steal a goose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the preferred weapon of Suicide?

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

3. Where does the Spartan king march and fight, relative to the rest of his army?

4. By what warrior code are young Spartans raised?

5. Alexandros wants to go to battle with the older Spartans. Who tries to stop him?

(see the answer key)

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