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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The oracle announces that Sparta will ________________.
(a) Be victorious
(b) Be destroyed
(c) Retreat
(d) Be famous in its flames

2. The remainder of the Persian envoy's entourage is then ___________ at Leonidas' orders.
(a) Injured
(b) Massacred
(c) Ignored
(d) Captured

3. What does Leonidas have to donate before he can see the ephors?
(a) Heavy gold coins
(b) A soldier
(c) His wife
(d) Some blood

4. What kind of terrain is Leonidas leading his men over as the day continues to be hot and oppressive?
(a) Sandy
(b) Slippery
(c) Rocky
(d) Wet

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person to speak with the ephors offer to them for their treason?

2. The men who are marching are armed with short _______ and heavy spears.

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

4. Who is the man to which all the commanders of other armies give their power to?

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

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