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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. What is the standing order of Dienekes while on campaign?

2. Once the Spartans make their discovery, what do they do about it?

3. What do the Spartans discover on their way to the tent of Xerxes?

4. Why does Leonidas keep the three hundred from getting new cloaks?

5. Who makes up the only father-son pair in the three hundred?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Persian soldiers not hinder the Greeks in their escape?

2. Why does Xerxes trust Xeones?

3. How is Rooster spared and why?

4. What causes Xerxes to decide to stay in Greece and complete his campaign?

5. Describe the plan to assault Xerxes in his own tent.

6. Why does Xerxes not want to face the Spartans in Sparta?

7. What kind of force arrives at Thermopylae to meet the Persians?

8. What occurs at Thermopylae during the wait for the Persians?

9. What disturbs Xerxes, the Persian king?

10. What happens when Rooster returns to the Greeks on the second day of battle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Spartan culture, the citizen soldiers of Sparta acted as mentors to the sons of the others. List at least three effects of this practice, and explain them.

Essay Topic 2

After seeing what losses he takes fighting the Spartans, Xerxes almost leaves Greece and abandons his campaign. How is he persuaded to remain? What emotion drives him to stay? Is Xerxes in control of his own emotions here? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The preferred style of combat for the Spartans is the heavy infantry phalanx. Answer the following questions about the Spartan phalanx:

1. Describe the structure of the phalanx.

2. What role does discipline play in the successful phalanx?

3. What role does cohesive teamwork play in the successful phalanx?

4. What strengths and weaknesses does the phalanx have?

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