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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The pride of Xerxes causes him to want immediate ______________ from his personal bodyguard troops.
(a) Surrender
(b) Results
(c) Deaths
(d) Complicity

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

3. What does the boy lead the stalking animal into that proves to be the demise of the animal?
(a) Sea
(b) Cave
(c) Goat's pass
(d) Narrow fissure in the cliff

4. The men who are marching are armed with short _______ and heavy spears.
(a) Swords
(b) Shields
(c) Bows
(d) Chain mail

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the year in the only dates frame in this first chapter?

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

3. The Spartans only need to defend a narrow strip of ______________ against the Persian attack when they are at the Hot Gates.

4. The iron clad ____________ of the Spartan army ensures no man will falter or flee.

5. ____________ realizes the Greeks have no hope of surviving the battle before them.

(see the answer key)

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