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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years have passed since the story of the boy and the animal has taken place?
(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 5
(d) 40

2. What does Leonidas order the Spartans to use as their formation when he begins to realize the power of the animals?
(a) Lambda
(b) Delta
(c) Alpha Minora
(d) Hoplite phalanx

3. What is the response of the ephors to the plans of Leonidas when he meets with them?
(a) Maybe
(b) No
(c) Yes
(d) They do not reply

4. Who is the character who spins the stories for the men as they are at their camps?
(a) Dilios
(b) Ephialtes
(c) Stelios
(d) Leonidas

5. Who refused to abandon Ephialtes' mother, which also helped to save him?
(a) Brother
(b) Sister
(c) Father
(d) Grandmother

Short Answer Questions

1. The pride of Xerxes causes him to want immediate ______________ from his personal bodyguard troops.

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

3. The Hot Gates themselves are a narrow ______________ gap at the base of a wall.

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

5. What is Ephialtes not able to raise to the proper height, as seen in his demonstration of his fighting ability?

(see the answer key)

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