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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. Which soldier succumbs to the heat, growing dizzy and stumbling around?
(a) Leonidas
(b) Ephialtes
(c) Stelios
(d) Xerxes

3. The oracle also states that no Spartan army will ____________.
(a) March
(b) Remain
(c) Leave
(d) Grow

4. How long ago was the meeting with the ephors and the oracle?
(a) Two weeks
(b) Two months
(c) Two years
(d) Two days

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the loin straps made out of in the soldiers' uniforms as they march?

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

3. The men in the army are being led by a man who is playing the __________.

4. The remainder of the Persian envoy's entourage is then ___________ at Leonidas' orders.

5. How many soldiers are rumored to be in the Persian army that Leonidas is planning on fighting?

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