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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: Polynikes, Chapter 20 - 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Xeones refuse to narrate anymore?
(a) He realizes that telling Xerxes of Spartan warfare is treason.
(b) He grows bored with the work.
(c) He learns that Xerxes is going to kill him after he completes his story.
(d) He finds out about the mutilation of king Leonidas' body.

4. Who sacks the city-state that was the birthplace of Xeones?
(a) The Persians sack the city-state.
(b) The Carthagians sack the city-state.
(c) The Argives sack the city-state.
(d) The Spartans sack the city-state.

5. Why does Diomache feel that no man will want her?
(a) She has a large scar on her face.
(b) She was raped.
(c) She is too old.
(d) She is ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leonidas appear to Xerxes in his dream?

2. What is mothax?

3. What is the half helot's nickname?

4. Why is Xerxes having trouble sleeping?

5. How do the soldiers show their disfavor when Polynikes is scolding Alexandros?

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