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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Duty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The oracle also states that no Spartan army will ____________.
(a) Remain
(b) Grow
(c) March
(d) Leave

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

3. What is the response of the ephors to the plans of Leonidas when he meets with them?
(a) No
(b) Yes
(c) They do not reply
(d) Maybe

4. The oracle announces that Sparta will ________________.
(a) Be famous in its flames
(b) Retreat
(c) Be destroyed
(d) Be victorious

5. Which soldier succumbs to the heat, growing dizzy and stumbling around?
(a) Xerxes
(b) Ephialtes
(c) Leonidas
(d) Stelios

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins to turn into a violent storm the closer they move toward the Hot Gates?

2. What does Leonidas ask of the soldiers in the Arcadian Greek army in order to refute others who criticize his army?

3. How long ago was the meeting with the ephors and the oracle?

4. When Leonidas objects to the ruling of the ephors, who is he told to see next?

5. What does the place where the ephors live emit from the rocks?

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