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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Combat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Leonidas call by his given name, thus restoring pride to him?
(a) Stelios
(b) Daxos
(c) Dilios
(d) Ephialtes

2. Who is the man to which all the commanders of other armies give their power to?
(a) Dilios
(b) Xerxes
(c) Leonidas
(d) Daxos

3. What kind of armor do the Persian soldiers wear, rendering them vulnerable to attack?
(a) Quilted
(b) Straw
(c) Aluminium
(d) Bronze

4. The Hot Gates themselves are a narrow ______________ gap at the base of a wall.
(a) Inches wide
(b) Yards wide
(c) Tunnel
(d) Window

5. Leonidas declines the offer from Persia, realizing his last stand efforts will make him eternally ____________.
(a) Powerful
(b) Fabled
(c) Revered
(d) Famous

Short Answer Questions

1. Leonidas believe his army can beat the Persians with an intelligent selection of ___________.

2. The Spartans only need to defend a narrow strip of ______________ against the Persian attack when they are at the Hot Gates.

3. What does the Persian ambassador continue to deliver, even as he is hurt badly?

4. What was Ephialtes thought to have died from before?

5. Who refused to abandon Ephialtes' mother, which also helped to save him?

(see the answer key)

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