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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The object of the march of the men is glory and _________ as they march to meet their enemies.
(a) Money
(b) Pride
(c) Blood
(d) Honor

3. What do the soldiers see driven to the shore? Elements of the ______________.
(a) Oracle
(b) Athenian princes
(c) Ephors
(d) Persian fleet

4. What happens to the soldier who falls over because of the heat of the day?
(a) He is beaten
(b) He is killed
(c) He leaves the army
(d) He is kicked out of the formation

5. What does the boy return to Sparta wrapped in so as to show his victory?
(a) Nothing
(b) Cape
(c) A robe of leaves
(d) Wolf pelt

Short Answer Questions

1. Leonidas thinks that the __________ are decrepit old men who are completely out of touch with the modern world.

2. Leonidas muses that his distant rival, ___________, has already refused the Persian envoy's demands, so he does too.

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

4. Leonidas believe his army can beat the Persians with an intelligent selection of ___________.

5. How many warriors is Leonidas going to be joined by on his walk away from his home?

(see the answer key)

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