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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The men in the army are being led by a man who is playing the __________.
(a) Horn
(b) Drums
(c) Guitar
(d) Pipes

3. 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

4. The ___________ King is in command of all of the soldiers who have finally arrived at the Hot Gates.
(a) Roman
(b) Spartan
(c) Persian
(d) Greek

5. Leonidas thinks that the __________ are decrepit old men who are completely out of touch with the modern world.
(a) Soldiers
(b) Oracles
(c) Persians
(d) Ephors

6. The boy is expected to ____________ for a period of time without supplies or equipment.
(a) Meditate
(b) Fast
(c) Survive
(d) Fight

7. Which soldier succumbs to the heat, growing dizzy and stumbling around?
(a) Xerxes
(b) Stelios
(c) Leonidas
(d) Ephialtes

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

9. Before the armies match to Hot Gates, where do they have to pass in their march?
(a) Brimstone
(b) Hell's Mouth
(c) Hell's Hair
(d) Hell's Gate

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

11. What does Leonidas have to donate before he can see the ephors?
(a) Heavy gold coins
(b) His wife
(c) Some blood
(d) A soldier

12. Where does Leonidas want to meet with the Persian army in an effort to beat them?
(a) Goat pass
(b) Hot Gates
(c) Brimstone
(d) Holy Houses

13. What is the important Spartan religious festival that the ephors say cannot be a time of war?
(a) Gretisuis
(b) Easter
(c) Carneia
(d) Saturnalia

14. The messenger asked that Leonidas send a ________ of earth and a jar of water to the King of Persia.
(a) Tureen
(b) Cask
(c) Bucket
(d) Jar

15. For how many days have the men been marching to arrive at their location?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 2

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did Leonidas refuse the offer of the Persian envoy to surrender to them?

2. Where does Leonidas send the Persian envoy that is sent to collect the surrender?

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

4. What do the soldiers see driven to the shore? Elements of the ______________.

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

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