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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a result of his deformity, Ephialtes, Leonidas tells him he can not be a part of the ___________.
(a) Phalanx
(b) Camp
(c) Country
(d) Battle

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

3. What is the important Spartan religious festival that the ephors say cannot be a time of war?
(a) Easter
(b) Carneia
(c) Gretisuis
(d) Saturnalia

4. Ephialtes reveals that his father taught him to fight like a _____________.
(a) God
(b) Spartan
(c) Monster
(d) Persian

5. What is the first formation the Greeks fall into when the Persians eventually attack?
(a) Lambda
(b) Delta
(c) Hoplite phalanx
(d) Alpha Majora

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of armor do the Persian soldiers wear, rendering them vulnerable to attack?

2. The others in the army view Ephialtes' appearance with _________________ as he hulks over to see them.

3. The young boy in the story leaves ______________ in order to travel to the wilderness to prove himself.

4. Before the armies match to Hot Gates, where do they have to pass in their march?

5. How long ago was the meeting with the ephors and the oracle?

(see the answer key)

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