View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Xerxes?
(a) He is the king of the Persian empire.
(b) He is a great hero of the Punic Wars.
(c) He is the narrator of the story.
(d) He is the king of the Spartan city-state.

2. Who is Xeones' sparring partner?
(a) Alexandros is Xeones' sparring partner.
(b) Rooster is Xeones' sparring partner.
(c) Xerxes is Xeones' sparring partner.
(d) Polynikes is Xeones' sparring partner.

3. What does Xeones become in the Spartan army?
(a) He becomes a general.
(b) He becomes an archer.
(c) He becomes a spearman.
(d) He becomes a swordsman.

4. According to Xeones, each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one what?
(a) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one helot.
(b) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one Darning Needle.
(c) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one horse.
(d) Each Spartan soldier goes into battle with at least one spear.

5. What punishment do Alexandros and Xeones receive?
(a) They are given extra labor.
(b) They are heavily lectured on responsibility, but otherwise let off the hook.
(c) They are locked in a small cell.
(d) They are whipped.

6. What does Polynikes do after dealing with Alexandros?
(a) He puts all of the boys through the standard shield handling drills.
(b) He storms off the practice field in disgust.
(c) He sends everyone home for the day.
(d) He reports the boy's failure to his superiors.

7. How do the soldiers show their disfavor when Polynikes is scolding Alexandros?
(a) They join Polynikes in berating Alexandros.
(b) They politely leave the area to avoid overhearing.
(c) They rap their knuckles on the table.
(d) They ignore the speech.

8. The first time Xeones sees the Persian fleet, he meets an Egyptian. What was the Egyptian's name?
(a) His name was Agamemnon.
(b) His name was Tommie.
(c) His name was Ptammitechus.
(d) His name was Steve.

9. Alexandros wants to go to battle with the older Spartans. Who tries to stop him?
(a) His mother tries to stop him.
(b) Leonidas tries to stop him.
(c) Polynikes tries to stop him.
(d) Xeones tries to stop him.

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

11. What does Dienekes teach about fear?
(a) He teaches that fear defeats the enemies of Sparta.
(b) He teaches that the only thing to fear is fear itself.
(c) He teaches that fear is silly and unmanly.
(d) He teaches that fear is a very real, and dangerous thing.

12. What causes Xeones to continue the story?
(a) Dmaratos, a cruel Persian soldier, threatened to beat him if he did not continue.
(b) Xerxes told him that he would kill him if he did not continue.
(c) Xeones decides to finish the story.
(d) Dmaratos, a deposed Spartan king, reminds him of his duty to Apollo.

13. Who is Dienekes' squire?
(a) Rooster is his squire.
(b) Xeones is his squire.
(c) Suicide is his squire.
(d) Alexandros is his squire.

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

15. How does Xeones describe Dienekes?
(a) He describes him as a great hero.
(b) He describes him as a warrior over forty-years-old who carries wounds from many battles.
(c) He describes him as a young warrior, inexperienced in battle, but fierce and strong.
(d) He describes him as a silly old man, full of outdated ideas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Rooster's mother's city?

3. How does the Egyptian number the Persian fleet?

4. What is the reason for Xeones returning to life?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 771 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample