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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Persian ambassador continue to deliver, even as he is hurt badly?
(a) Demands from Xerxes
(b) Ultimatum
(c) A prayer for the souls of the Spartans
(d) Peace agreement

2. What happens when the army begins to leave in order to protect the secret path, as revealed by Ephialtes?
(a) The ground shakes
(b) Lightning streaks across the sky
(c) The thunder rumbles
(d) They all fall down

3. Who staggers into the Spartan camp, which surprises everyone who sees him?
(a) Leonidas
(b) Ephialtes
(c) Xerxes
(d) Daxos

4. Before the armies match to Hot Gates, where do they have to pass in their march?
(a) Hell's Gate
(b) Hell's Mouth
(c) Hell's Hair
(d) Brimstone

5. The iron clad ____________ of the Spartan army ensures no man will falter or flee.
(a) Commitment
(b) Bravery
(c) Stubbornness
(d) Will

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the soldiers see driven to the shore? Elements of the ______________.

2. The Queen tells Leonidas he should come back either with his ____________ or on his _____________.

3. What do the Spartans pile into a slippery and unstable wall at the end of their victory over the second wave of Persians?

4. The boy is expected to ____________ for a period of time without supplies or equipment.

5. Who gives the nickname to the man who has fallen down during their march?

(see the answer key)

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