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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the response of the ephors to the plans of Leonidas when he meets with them?
(a) Yes
(b) They do not reply
(c) Maybe
(d) No

2. What does the king tell the men they will go without because of the incident with the captain and the beating?
(a) Clothing for the night
(b) Water for the day
(c) Weapons for the battle
(d) Food for the day

3. Spartan infants who show any ____________ are generally left to die.
(a) Anger
(b) Intelligence issues
(c) Deformity
(d) Displeasure

4. How long ago was the meeting with the ephors and the oracle?
(a) Two days
(b) Two years
(c) Two weeks
(d) Two months

5. The family of Ephialtes left ____________ and traveled north to get away.
(a) Tuscany
(b) Rome
(c) Athens
(d) Sparta

Short Answer Questions

1. Leonidas thinks that the __________ are decrepit old men who are completely out of touch with the modern world.

2. Dilios spins a tale of Spartan ____________ as the Persian visitor begins to speak to the camp.

3. What would the earth and the water have shown to the King of Persian had Leonidas sent them?

4. Where are the Spartan defensive tactics centering on at the start of this chapter?

5. How old is the boy in the story of the wolf that the men like to hear again and again?

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