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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Combat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the loin straps made out of in the soldiers' uniforms as they march?
(a) Canvas
(b) Cotton
(c) Leather
(d) Leaves

2. What is the nickname given to the man who has fallen over because of the heat of the day?
(a) Stumblios
(b) Leanoverus
(c) Dumlios
(d) Lazyness

3. What does Leonidas ask of the soldiers in the Arcadian Greek army in order to refute others who criticize his army?
(a) Their motivation
(b) Their family tree
(c) Their profession
(d) Their skill set

4. Leonidas believes he has brought more ____________ than anyone else.
(a) Truthful men
(b) Soldiers
(c) Men
(d) Brave ones

5. For how many days have the men been marching to arrive at their location?
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 2
(d) 3

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the babies left to die when they are seen to have troubles, like those in the answer to #89?

2. What is the Persian visitor worried about the disappearance of as he enters the camp?

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

4. What was Ephialtes thought to have died from before?

5. What do the Spartans pile into a slippery and unstable wall at the end of their victory over the second wave of Persians?

(see the answer key)

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