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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 is the name of the Persian King who asks Leonidas for his surrender?
(a) Envoy
(b) Truscius
(c) Xerxes
(d) Ephialtes

2. What does the boy fashion as he is out on his quest?
(a) A cape of red
(b) A kettle
(c) A light spear
(d) A shield from wood

3. Who expresses dismay over how few soldiers Leonidas has brought to the battleground?
(a) Daxos
(b) Stelios
(c) Xerxes
(d) Dilios

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

5. Where does Leonidas send the Persian envoy that is sent to collect the surrender?
(a) Back to his country
(b) Back to his ship
(c) Well
(d) Sea

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are most of the Persian fighters forced to go when they are faced with the new Greek formation?

2. The Queen tells Leonidas he should come back either with his ____________ or on his _____________.

3. The narrow trail is near a cliff which falls to the ___________ below.

4. When he arrives at the Spartan camp, Ephialtes has his ____________ clothing, armor, and weaponry.

5. What Greek formation requires that the soldiers hold their bodies in a certain formation?

(see the answer key)

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