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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. Before the armies match to Hot Gates, where do they have to pass in their march?
(a) Hell's Hair
(b) Hell's Gate
(c) Brimstone
(d) Hell's Mouth
2. Where does Leonidas want to meet with the Persian army in an effort to beat them?
(a) Goat pass
(b) Hot Gates
(c) Holy Houses
(d) Brimstone
3. What does the boy fashion as he is out on his quest?
(a) A kettle
(b) A cape of red
(c) A light spear
(d) A shield from wood
4. How long ago did Leonidas refuse the offer of the Persian envoy to surrender to them?
(a) One week
(b) Three days
(c) One year
(d) Two years
5. Who is the man to which all the commanders of other armies give their power to?
(a) Xerxes
(b) Leonidas
(c) Daxos
(d) Dilios
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the place where the ephors live emit from the rocks?
2. Leonidas has to talk to the ephors before a wide scale military expedition, according to _________ law.
3. The men in the army are being led by a man who is playing the __________.
4. What does the oracle insist must be observed as Leonidas goes to battle the Persians?
5. What is the name of the Persian King who asks Leonidas for his surrender?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the path of the combined forces of Leonidas and the others who meet up with him?
2. Where are the soldiers in the beginning of this novel marching to and from as they head into battle, it seems?
3. What kinds of weapons are the soldiers carrying as they march to battle at the start of this novel?
4. For how long have the soldiers at the start of this novel been marching?
5. Describe the oracle that Leonidas next confers with after talking with the ephors.
6. Why is Daxos disappointed with Leonidas when he sees him marching toward his own group of troops?
7. What is one of the reasons why Leonidas refuses to send the sign of subjugation to the Persian king?
8. What do the soldiers in the beginning of the novel wear as they match to battle?
9. What does Leonidas have to do prior to beginning a full scale military expedition, according to Spartan law?
10. What do the Greeks exult over when they reach the Hot Gates during the violent storm?
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