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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Glory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who expresses dismay over how few soldiers Leonidas has brought to the battleground?
(a) Xerxes
(b) Stelios
(c) Daxos
(d) Dilios

2. How many soldiers are rumored to be in the Persian army that Leonidas is planning on fighting?
(a) Millions
(b) Thousands
(c) Hundreds
(d) Very few

3. What does the place where the ephors live emit from the rocks?
(a) Poisonous waters
(b) Blood
(c) Black tar
(d) Fumes

4. What kind of terrain is Leonidas leading his men over as the day continues to be hot and oppressive?
(a) Sandy
(b) Slippery
(c) Rocky
(d) Wet

5. What are the loin straps made out of in the soldiers' uniforms as they march?
(a) Cotton
(b) Leather
(c) Canvas
(d) Leaves

Short Answer Questions

1. What arrived in Sparta that caused the King to make a decision which led to the battle they are marching to?

2. Which soldier succumbs to the heat, growing dizzy and stumbling around?

3. Who responds by hurting the Persian ambassador for trying to lash one of the army members?

4. What is the nickname given to the man who has fallen over because of the heat of the day?

5. Who leads the force of Arcadian Greeks that Leonidas encounters on his way to battle?

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