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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Duty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Persian King who asks Leonidas for his surrender?
(a) Envoy
(b) Ephialtes
(c) Xerxes
(d) Truscius

2. Where does Leonidas send the Persian envoy that is sent to collect the surrender?
(a) Back to his country
(b) Sea
(c) Back to his ship
(d) Well

3. ____________ realizes the Greeks have no hope of surviving the battle before them.
(a) Leonidas
(b) Dilios
(c) Daxos
(d) Xerxes

4. The oracle announces that Sparta will ________________.
(a) Be destroyed
(b) Retreat
(c) Be famous in its flames
(d) Be victorious

5. What does the boy fashion as he is out on his quest?
(a) A light spear
(b) A shield from wood
(c) A cape of red
(d) A kettle

Short Answer Questions

1. The oracle also states that no Spartan army will ____________.

2. Who expresses dismay over how few soldiers Leonidas has brought to the battleground?

3. The ___________ King is in command of all of the soldiers who have finally arrived at the Hot Gates.

4. What does Leonidas have to donate before he can see the ephors?

5. Where does Leonidas want to meet with the Persian army in an effort to beat them?

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