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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 year in the only dates frame in this first chapter?
(a) 420 BC
(b) 480 BC
(c) 460 BC
(d) 500 BC

2. The men are also carrying large circular __________ as they march to meet their enemy.
(a) Spears
(b) Shields
(c) Flags
(d) Swords

3. How long ago was the meeting with the ephors and the oracle?
(a) Two months
(b) Two weeks
(c) Two years
(d) Two days

4. The object of the march of the men is glory and _________ as they march to meet their enemies.
(a) Blood
(b) Honor
(c) Pride
(d) Money

5. Why does the storyteller tell the rest of the men stories as they sit around at camp?
(a) To humor them
(b) To educate them
(c) To warn them
(d) To inspire them

Short Answer Questions

1. Which soldier succumbs to the heat, growing dizzy and stumbling around?

2. The messenger asked that Leonidas send a ________ of earth and a jar of water to the King of Persia.

3. How many years have passed since the story of the boy and the animal has taken place?

4. What happens to the soldier who falls over because of the heat of the day?

5. How long ago did Leonidas refuse the offer of the Persian envoy to surrender to them?

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