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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives the nickname to the man who has fallen down during their march?
(a) Ephialtes
(b) Dilios
(c) Stelios
(d) Leonidas

2. What does Leonidas ask of the soldiers in the Arcadian Greek army in order to refute others who criticize his army?
(a) Their profession
(b) Their family tree
(c) Their skill set
(d) Their motivation

3. Where do the ephors that Leonidas needs to visit with actually live?
(a) Craggy peak
(b) Middle of Athens
(c) Cave
(d) Mount Olympus

4. What happens to the soldier who falls over because of the heat of the day?
(a) He is killed
(b) He is beaten
(c) He leaves the army
(d) He is kicked out of the formation

5. Leonidas has to talk to the ephors before a wide scale military expedition, according to _________ law.
(a) Greek
(b) Roman
(c) Spartan
(d) Military

Short Answer Questions

1. The object of the march of the men is glory and _________ as they march to meet their enemies.

2. What does the boy lead the stalking animal into that proves to be the demise of the animal?

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

4. What does the oracle insist must be observed as Leonidas goes to battle the Persians?

5. Leonidas thinks that the __________ are decrepit old men who are completely out of touch with the modern world.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Queen instruct Leonidas to come back doing as he marches off without explaining where he is going?

2. What is one of the reasons why Leonidas refuses to send the sign of subjugation to the Persian king?

3. Why is Daxos disappointed with Leonidas when he sees him marching toward his own group of troops?

4. What is the object of the march of the soldiers in the beginning of this manuscript?

5. Why does Dilios tell stories to the soldiers as they are preparing for battle?

6. For how long have the soldiers at the start of this novel been marching?

7. What does Leonidas suggest to the ephors that the Spartan army does when they fight the Persians?

8. What does the Persian envoy tell Leonidas to send to the Persian king as a sign of subjugation?

9. Why do the ephors object to the plans of Leonidas when he comes to visit them?

10. What kind of instrument is being played by a man at the beginning of the troops?

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