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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The men at the beginning of this graphic novel are marching from where?
(a) Naples
(b) Sparta
(c) Paris
(d) Rome

3. The men who are marching are armed with short _______ and heavy spears.
(a) Chain mail
(b) Bows
(c) Shields
(d) Swords

4. Leonidas has to talk to the ephors before a wide scale military expedition, according to _________ law.
(a) Roman
(b) Greek
(c) Spartan
(d) Military

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

6. What is the place where the boy leads the animal called?
(a) A concave settlement
(b) The Hell's Gate
(c) The end of time
(d) A narrow wound

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

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

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

10. Who gives the nickname to the man who has fallen down during their march?
(a) Stelios
(b) Leonidas
(c) Ephialtes
(d) Dilios

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

12. How long ago did Leonidas refuse the offer of the Persian envoy to surrender to them?
(a) One week
(b) Three days
(c) Two years
(d) One year

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

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

15. The object of the march of the men is glory and _________ as they march to meet their enemies.
(a) Blood
(b) Honor
(c) Money
(d) Pride

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the loin straps made out of in the soldiers' uniforms as they march?

3. The men are also carrying large circular __________ as they march to meet their enemy.

4. What does the boy of the story with the animal eventually become for the city of Sparta?

5. What does Leonidas ask of the soldiers in the Arcadian Greek army in order to refute others who criticize his army?

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