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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 does Leonidas order the Spartans to use as their formation when he begins to realize the power of the animals?
(a) Lambda
(b) Delta
(c) Hoplite phalanx
(d) Alpha Minora

2. The Persian army begins to surround the _____________ from both sides.
(a) Goat Pass
(b) Hot Gates
(c) Hell's Mouth
(d) Cliff Wall

3. The Queen tells Leonidas he should come back either with his ____________ or on his _____________.
(a) Shield, sword
(b) Head, back
(c) Shield, shield
(d) Sword, shield

4. Who has lost an eye in the battle between the Spartans and the Persians?
(a) Ephialtes
(b) Dilios
(c) Daxos
(d) Leonidas

5. What does the place where the ephors live emit from the rocks?
(a) Fumes
(b) Poisonous waters
(c) Blood
(d) Black tar

Short Answer Questions

1. Leonidas believes he has brought more ____________ than anyone else.

2. Who leaps forward and kills the Persian ambassador at the secret signal of Leonidas?

3. What happens to the soldier who falls over because of the heat of the day?

4. What do the Persians fire at the Spartans in hopes of breaking them down?

5. Xerxes orders his personal bodyguard, _______________, into combat.

(see the answer key)

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