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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Leonidas announces he is going for a walk, in what direction does he say he will travel?
(a) South
(b) North
(c) East
(d) West

2. What is the Persian visitor traveling on as they enter into the Greek camp?
(a) Palanquin
(b) Wagon
(c) Oliphant
(d) Chariot

3. What do the Greeks exult over when they look out to the sea as they wait for battle?
(a) Persian corpses
(b) Blood on the ground
(c) Darkness falling
(d) Clear sky

4. Who is the character who spins the stories for the men as they are at their camps?
(a) Ephialtes
(b) Leonidas
(c) Stelios
(d) Dilios

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who orders the captain to stop the beating of the man who ended up falling down from the heat?

2. The pride of Xerxes causes him to want immediate ______________ from his personal bodyguard troops.

3. Ephialtes is still angered by Leonidas' absolute ________________.

4. For how many days have the men been marching to arrive at their location?

5. What does the boy return to Sparta wrapped in so as to show his victory?

(see the answer key)

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