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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which soldier succumbs to the heat, growing dizzy and stumbling around?
(a) Xerxes
(b) Ephialtes
(c) Leonidas
(d) Stelios

2. What kind of pushups are the soldiers in this chapter doing?
(a) Bent leg
(b) One-armed
(c) Elbow
(d) Army precisional

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

4. When he arrives at the Spartan camp, Ephialtes has his ____________ clothing, armor, and weaponry.
(a) Grandfather's
(b) Brother's
(c) Uncle's
(d) Father's

5. What does the oracle insist must be observed as Leonidas goes to battle the Persians?
(a) All must be killed
(b) Carneia
(c) Peacetime doctrine
(d) War rules

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who refused to abandon Ephialtes' mother, which also helped to save him?

4. Who is the misshapen and hunchbacked man who approaches the Spartans?

5. What does Ephialtes do when he hears he cannot be a part of the Spartan resistance?

(see the answer key)

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