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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men are wearing heavy __________ helmets as they are marching to meet their enemy.
(a) Bronze
(b) Gold
(c) Copper
(d) Silver

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

3. Dilios spins a tale of Spartan ____________ as the Persian visitor begins to speak to the camp.
(a) Politeness
(b) Bravery
(c) Bloodthirst
(d) Stubbornness

4. Who does the Persian ambassador attempt to lash as he becomes more and more frustrated?
(a) Dilios
(b) Leonidas
(c) Ephialtes
(d) Stelios

5. What does Leonidas see as a major flaw in the Persian king?
(a) Greed
(b) Gluttony
(c) Pride
(d) Cheating

Short Answer Questions

1. The Spartans are stacking up a large __________ of Persians even before the main battle begins.

2. The men are also carrying large circular __________ as they march to meet their enemy.

3. Who is doing the intense physical training depicted at the start of this chapter?

4. Leonidas quickly dispatches the ___________ to guard the secret path that Ephialtes reveals to him.

5. Leonidas has to talk to the ephors before a wide scale military expedition, according to _________ law.

(see the answer key)

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