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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many days have the men been marching to arrive at their location?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1

2. Leonidas believes he has brought more ____________ than anyone else.
(a) Soldiers
(b) Men
(c) Brave ones
(d) Truthful men

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

4. What do the soldiers see driven to the shore? Elements of the ______________.
(a) Persian fleet
(b) Athenian princes
(c) Ephors
(d) Oracle

5. What kind of terrain is Leonidas leading his men over as the day continues to be hot and oppressive?
(a) Slippery
(b) Sandy
(c) Rocky
(d) Wet

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Leonidas leaves the ephors, who emerges from the shadows to speak with the ephors?

3. What is the response of the ephors to the plans of Leonidas when he meets with them?

4. Who is the character who spins the stories for the men as they are at their camps?

5. What does the place where the ephors live emit from the rocks?

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