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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leonidas thinks that the __________ are decrepit old men who are completely out of touch with the modern world.
(a) Ephors
(b) Soldiers
(c) Persians
(d) Oracles

2. 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 leaves the army
(d) He is killed

3. What begins to turn into a violent storm the closer they move toward the Hot Gates?
(a) Thunder
(b) Pelting rain
(c) Soldier's moods
(d) Windy day

4. The men are wearing heavy __________ helmets as they are marching to meet their enemy.
(a) Silver
(b) Copper
(c) Gold
(d) Bronze

5. ____________ realizes the Greeks have no hope of surviving the battle before them.
(a) Dilios
(b) Daxos
(c) Xerxes
(d) Leonidas

Short Answer Questions

1. Who expresses dismay over how few soldiers Leonidas has brought to the battleground?

2. What does the boy of the story with the animal eventually become for the city of Sparta?

3. What is the place where the boy leads the animal called?

4. Where does Leonidas want to meet with the Persian army in an effort to beat them?

5. When Leonidas announces he is going for a walk, in what direction does he say he will travel?

(see the answer key)

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