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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Leonidas, how many men could the Persians mass behind the battle wall?
(a) They could mass as many men as they care to.
(b) The wall completely blocks off the pass.
(c) They could only mass twenty or thirty men.
(d) They could mass one thousand men at most.

2. When does Xeones see Xerxes face-to-face before he is summoned?
(a) He is a member of the raiding party that attempts to kill Xerxes in his tent.
(b) He sees Xerxes in a dream of prophesy.
(c) He sees Xerxes in battle.
(d) He sees Xerxes in the Persian court while traveling as a child.

3. What secret does Arete tell Xeones in Chapter 20?
(a) She tells him that she has been having an affair with Leonidas for years.
(b) She tells him that the son of Rooster really was Dienekes' child.
(c) She tells him that she had been in love with Dienekes e since she was a young girl, even while married to his brother.
(d) She tells him that she has been in love with him for years.

4. Other than Ball Player and the dog, who is the other volunteer?
(a) Tommie the Egyptian joined the Greeks.
(b) The other volunteer is Minoas, a traitor from the Persian army.
(c) The other volunteer is Olaph, the wandering Arab.
(d) He is a merchant from Miletus, and his name is Elephantinos.

5. For what valor in battle is Rooster offered new status as mothax?
(a) He rescues Olympieus.
(b) He captures an enemy officer.
(c) He breaks the Persian line.
(d) He defeats an armed Persian with his bare hands.

6. Why do the Spartans decide to send only three hundred soldiers to Thermopylae?
(a) A larger force would not have room to fight, and would cause supply problems.
(b) The Spartans do not feel that the Persians are a real threat to them, so three hundred should more than suffice.
(c) The Spartan senate refuses to send troops to Thermopylae, and the three hundred are the only volunteers.
(d) The three hundred is only the advance force meant to hold off the Persians long enough for the main force to arrive.

7. What oath does Arete swear to Xeones?
(a) She swears to befriend his cousin Diomache and keep her company.
(b) She swears that his cousin will hear of his honor in battle and where his body lies.
(c) She swears to never tell about his secret love.
(d) She swears to help take care of his son after he is gone.

8. Who authorizes the raid on Xerxes' tent?
(a) King Leonidas authorizes it.
(b) Rooster authorizes it.
(c) Dienekes authorizes it.
(d) Polynikes authorizes it.

9. What does the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi tell the Athenians?
(a) The enemy will overrun and destroy you.
(b) The wooden wall alone shall not fail you.
(c) Only with the Spartans may you defeat the enemy.
(d) Fly to the corners of the earth.

10. Why do the Lokrians not make the meeting?
(a) They got the time wrong, as the months have different names than in Sparta.
(b) They turned to the Persian side.
(c) They were afraid of the Persians, and fled.
(d) They were already defeated.

11. What nation is the second to assault the Greeks?
(a) The Armenians are the second group sent by the Persians.
(b) The Egyptians are the second group sent by the Persians.
(c) The Sacae are the second group sent by the Persians.
(d) The Medes are the second group sent by the Persians.

12. Knowing that everyone will die the next day, what does Leonidas tell his men?
(a) The watch is to be doubled to keep anyone from deserting.
(b) The helots are freed from service and may leave.
(c) The Greeks are to retreat.
(d) He tells them all to fight with valor and die a good death.

13. What does Dienekes order Xeones to do?
(a) He orders Xeones to stay back and observe, so that he may tell the story later.
(b) He orders Xeones to deliver a message for him.
(c) He orders Xeones to fight valiantly.
(d) He orders Xeones to run.

14. How many Persians are in the advance force that takes Athens?
(a) There are several thousand.
(b) There are twenty thousand.
(c) There are only three hundred.
(d) There are fifty thousand men.

15. How does Rooster originally feel about Alexandros?
(a) He loves Alexandros as his own brother, and would allow no harm to come to him.
(b) He feels that Alexandros is a good friend who will always be loyal to him.
(c) He feels that he is braver and a better warrior than Alexandros, and he hates him.
(d) He feels that Alexandros is far braver than he will ever be.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stands to defend Athens during the Persian attack?

2. Who are the non-Spartan members of the raiding party?

3. Who does Xeones list off as some of the members of the tent raiding party?

4. What two groups fight the first encounter?

5. How many men make up the party that attacks Xerxes' tent?

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