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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are standing on the backs of the soldiers as they do the intense push-ups?
(a) Persian captives
(b) Women
(c) Officers
(d) No one

2. What kind of armor do the Persian soldiers wear, rendering them vulnerable to attack?
(a) Bronze
(b) Quilted
(c) Aluminium
(d) Straw

3. Dilios spins a tale of Spartan ____________ as the Persian visitor begins to speak to the camp.
(a) Stubbornness
(b) Bloodthirst
(c) Politeness
(d) Bravery

4. The narrow trail is near a cliff which falls to the ___________ below.
(a) Sea
(b) Rocks
(c) Grass
(d) Caves

5. The overlapping shields of the Spartan soldiers create a solid wall of ___________.
(a) Bronze
(b) Gold
(c) Copper
(d) Silver

6. Where are most of the Persian fighters forced to go when they are faced with the new Greek formation?
(a) Sea
(b) Into each other
(c) Field
(d) Into the Greek spears

7. What kind of pushups are the soldiers in this chapter doing?
(a) Army precisional
(b) One-armed
(c) Elbow
(d) Bent leg

8. A Persian ____________ travels toward the Greek camp in order to speak with Leonidas
(a) Priest
(b) Ambassador
(c) Scribe
(d) Soldier

9. Who does the Persian ambassador attempt to lash as he becomes more and more frustrated?
(a) Leonidas
(b) Stelios
(c) Dilios
(d) Ephialtes

10. The others in the army view Ephialtes' appearance with _________________ as he hulks over to see them.
(a) Suspicion
(b) Fear
(c) Gratitude
(d) Humor

11. Who wishes to have an audience with Leonidas after the fighting during the day?
(a) Dilios
(b) Ephialtes
(c) Perisan envoy
(d) Xerxes

12. What do the men think of the answer to #106? What do the soldiers believe is happening?
(a) Apocalypse
(b) Earthquake
(c) Oracle is warning them
(d) Persians are coming

13. The Spartans are stacking up a large __________ of Persians even before the main battle begins.
(a) Prison camp
(b) Wave
(c) Body count
(d) Group

14. Which force has been in hiding and is sprung as the second trap against the Persian special army?
(a) Roman
(b) Athenian
(c) Anatolian
(d) Arcadian

15. What does Leonidas see as a major flaw in the Persian king?
(a) Greed
(b) Pride
(c) Cheating
(d) Gluttony

Short Answer Questions

1. The Hot Gates are a part of a massive cliff ______________ that blocks the path for many miles.

2. Who has since died in great shame, which becomes Ephialtes' motivation?

3. Who does Leonidas call by his given name, thus restoring pride to him?

4. Leonidas declines the offer from Persia, realizing his last stand efforts will make him eternally ____________.

5. In the end of the battle between the Immortals and the Spartans, who ends up with their army entirely dead?

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