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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the boy in the story of the wolf that the men like to hear again and again?
(a) 20-years-old
(b) 5-years-old
(c) 10-years-old
(d) 4-years-old

2. What does the boy of the story with the animal eventually become for the city of Sparta?
(a) King
(b) Slave
(c) Oracle
(d) Philosopher

3. What is the name of the Persian King who asks Leonidas for his surrender?
(a) Xerxes
(b) Ephialtes
(c) Envoy
(d) Truscius

4. What kind of terrain is Leonidas leading his men over as the day continues to be hot and oppressive?
(a) Sandy
(b) Rocky
(c) Slippery
(d) Wet

5. What is the nickname given to the man who has fallen over because of the heat of the day?
(a) Stumblios
(b) Leanoverus
(c) Dumlios
(d) Lazyness

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

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

8. What kind of animal is the boy stalked by as he is sitting in the wilderness?
(a) Lion
(b) Wolf
(c) Tiger
(d) Coyote

9. Leonidas muses that his distant rival, ___________, has already refused the Persian envoy's demands, so he does too.
(a) Hamburg
(b) Athens
(c) Istanbul
(d) Rome

10. What is the color of the cloaks of the men in the army marching at the beginning of this novel?
(a) Yellow
(b) Green
(c) Purple
(d) Red

11. Who orders the captain to stop the beating of the man who ended up falling down from the heat?
(a) Leonidas
(b) Dilios
(c) Ephialtes
(d) Stelios

12. The men are also carrying large circular __________ as they march to meet their enemy.
(a) Swords
(b) Spears
(c) Flags
(d) Shields

13. What does the oracle insist must be observed as Leonidas goes to battle the Persians?
(a) All must be killed
(b) Carneia
(c) Peacetime doctrine
(d) War rules

14. What would the earth and the water have shown to the King of Persian had Leonidas sent them?
(a) Subjugation
(b) Peace
(c) Partnership
(d) Collaboration

15. What does Leonidas ask of the soldiers in the Arcadian Greek army in order to refute others who criticize his army?
(a) Their profession
(b) Their family tree
(c) Their motivation
(d) Their skill set

Short Answer Questions

1. After Leonidas leaves the ephors, who emerges from the shadows to speak with the ephors?

2. Who suggests the the King should be surrounded by bodyguards on his walk?

3. Where do the ephors that Leonidas needs to visit with actually live?

4. What arrived in Sparta that caused the King to make a decision which led to the battle they are marching to?

5. Who leads the force of Arcadian Greeks that Leonidas encounters on his way to battle?

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