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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Persian visitor offers to make Leonidas the _________________ of all Greece.

2. What kind of pushups are the soldiers in this chapter doing?

3. Leonidas declines the offer from Persia, realizing his last stand efforts will make him eternally ____________.

4. Who refused to abandon Ephialtes' mother, which also helped to save him?

5. Who staggers into the Spartan camp, which surprises everyone who sees him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does King Xerxes offer to Leonidas when he comes into the camp the evening after battle?

2. Why doesn't Leonidas accept Ephialtes as a soldier in the Spartan army when he asks to be a part of the march?

3. What do the Spartans do with the Persian corpses from their battle in order to intimidate others, it seems?

4. What does Ephialtes hope to gain from fighting with the Spartan army as one of the soldiers?

5. Where do the Spartan defensive tactics center (location-wise) in the beginning of this chapter?

6. What does Leonidas do in order to restore the honor of Stelios before the other men?

7. What kinds of armor and weaponry do the Persians have during battle?

8. What is the hoplite phalanx formation that the Spartans use and what happens when it is used in battle?

9. What happens when the Persian Ambassador decides to lash Dilios?

10. What has happened to the missing Persian scouting group?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In some respects, it seems like Leonidas (at the start of the story) is more of a follower than a leader.

Part 1: Why doesn't Leonidas make up his own mind when it comes to the Persian envoy's demands of him?

Part 2: What might have happened if Leonidas has simply agreed to the demands of the Persian envoy?

Part 3: Do you think the Persian envoy was trying to manipulate Leonidas? Why or why not? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

The armies both want to intimidate the other army in order to get the upper hand in the battle.

Part 1: How much of a battle do you think is mental? How much is physical?

Part 2: Is it more important for any army to have mental toughness or physical toughness? Why?

Part 3: What does intimidation do to the opposing army who is being intimidated? What does the intimidation do for the army who is doing the intimidating?

Essay Topic 3

Though Leonidas and his army die at the hands of the Persians, all does not seem to be lost.

Part 1: Why does Leonidas go into a battle he knows he will lose?

Part 2: Why doesn't Leonidas' army desert him and run away from the Persian army?

Part 3: Why is the defeat of Leonidas such an inspiring story?

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