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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who suggests the the King should be surrounded by bodyguards on his walk?
(a) The Queen
(b) Stelios
(c) Dilios
(d) Xerxes
2. The oracle announces that Sparta will ________________.
(a) Be victorious
(b) Be destroyed
(c) Retreat
(d) Be famous in its flames
3. How old is the boy in the story of the wolf that the men like to hear again and again?
(a) 4-years-old
(b) 10-years-old
(c) 20-years-old
(d) 5-years-old
4. What do the Greeks exult over when they look out to the sea as they wait for battle?
(a) Darkness falling
(b) Clear sky
(c) Persian corpses
(d) Blood on the ground
5. Who leads the force of Arcadian Greeks that Leonidas encounters on his way to battle?
(a) Ephialtes
(b) Xerxes
(c) Daxos
(d) Stelios
6. What kind of terrain is Leonidas leading his men over as the day continues to be hot and oppressive?
(a) Sandy
(b) Slippery
(c) Wet
(d) Rocky
7. The men who are marching are armed with short _______ and heavy spears.
(a) Chain mail
(b) Bows
(c) Swords
(d) Shields
8. What does Leonidas ask of the soldiers in the Arcadian Greek army in order to refute others who criticize his army?
(a) Their skill set
(b) Their family tree
(c) Their profession
(d) Their motivation
9. What would the earth and the water have shown to the King of Persian had Leonidas sent them?
(a) Subjugation
(b) Collaboration
(c) Peace
(d) Partnership
10. Who expresses dismay over how few soldiers Leonidas has brought to the battleground?
(a) Xerxes
(b) Dilios
(c) Daxos
(d) Stelios
11. What happens to the soldier who falls over because of the heat of the day?
(a) He is killed
(b) He is beaten
(c) He leaves the army
(d) He is kicked out of the formation
12. What do the soldiers see driven to the shore? Elements of the ______________.
(a) Ephors
(b) Persian fleet
(c) Oracle
(d) Athenian princes
13. The ___________ King is in command of all of the soldiers who have finally arrived at the Hot Gates.
(a) Spartan
(b) Persian
(c) Roman
(d) Greek
14. The men are also carrying large circular __________ as they march to meet their enemy.
(a) Swords
(b) Spears
(c) Flags
(d) Shields
15. The messenger asked that Leonidas send a ________ of earth and a jar of water to the King of Persia.
(a) Jar
(b) Bucket
(c) Tureen
(d) Cask
Short Answer Questions
1. After Leonidas leaves the ephors, who emerges from the shadows to speak with the ephors?
2. What are the loin straps made out of in the soldiers' uniforms as they march?
3. What does the king tell the men they will go without because of the incident with the captain and the beating?
4. Who is the man to which all the commanders of other armies give their power to?
5. How many soldiers are rumored to be in the Persian army that Leonidas is planning on fighting?
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