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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) 30
(c) 5
(d) 20

2. Who is the man to which all the commanders of other armies give their power to?
(a) Xerxes
(b) Dilios
(c) Leonidas
(d) Daxos

3. How long ago did Leonidas refuse the offer of the Persian envoy to surrender to them?
(a) Three days
(b) One year
(c) One week
(d) Two years

4. How many soldiers are rumored to be in the Persian army that Leonidas is planning on fighting?
(a) Millions
(b) Thousands
(c) Very few
(d) Hundreds

5. The men who are marching are armed with short _______ and heavy spears.
(a) Swords
(b) Bows
(c) Chain mail
(d) Shields

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the response of the ephors to the plans of Leonidas when he meets with them?

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

3. What arrived in Sparta that caused the King to make a decision which led to the battle they are marching to?

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

5. After Leonidas leaves the ephors, who emerges from the shadows to speak with the ephors?

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