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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 boy is expected to ____________ for a period of time without supplies or equipment.
(a) Meditate
(b) Fast
(c) Survive
(d) Fight

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

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

4. The men in the army are being led by a man who is playing the __________.
(a) Drums
(b) Horn
(c) Guitar
(d) Pipes

5. How many years have passed since the story of the boy and the animal has taken place?
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 40
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the color of the cloaks of the men in the army marching at the beginning of this novel?

2. The young boy in the story leaves ______________ in order to travel to the wilderness to prove himself.

3. The object of the march of the men is glory and _________ as they march to meet their enemies.

4. What kind of animal is the boy stalked by as he is sitting in the wilderness?

5. How long ago did Leonidas refuse the offer of the Persian envoy to surrender to them?

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