View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the place where the ephors live emit from the rocks?
(a) Black tar
(b) Poisonous waters
(c) Fumes
(d) Blood

2. What kind of animal is the boy stalked by as he is sitting in the wilderness?
(a) Lion
(b) Tiger
(c) Wolf
(d) Coyote

3. The ___________ King is in command of all of the soldiers who have finally arrived at the Hot Gates.
(a) Spartan
(b) Roman
(c) Persian
(d) Greek

4. Who orders the captain to stop the beating of the man who ended up falling down from the heat?
(a) Stelios
(b) Leonidas
(c) Ephialtes
(d) Dilios

5. Why does the storyteller tell the rest of the men stories as they sit around at camp?
(a) To educate them
(b) To humor them
(c) To inspire them
(d) To warn them

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Leonidas have to donate before he can see the ephors?

3. The men are wearing heavy __________ helmets as they are marching to meet their enemy.

4. Where does Leonidas send the Persian envoy that is sent to collect the surrender?

5. Leonidas has to talk to the ephors before a wide scale military expedition, according to _________ law.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 213 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample