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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first formation the Greeks fall into when the Persians eventually attack?
(a) Lambda
(b) Delta
(c) Hoplite phalanx
(d) Alpha Majora

2. What does the Persian ambassador continue to deliver, even as he is hurt badly?
(a) Peace agreement
(b) Demands from Xerxes
(c) A prayer for the souls of the Spartans
(d) Ultimatum

3. Where are the Spartan defensive tactics centering on at the start of this chapter?
(a) Sea
(b) Open field
(c) Hot Gates
(d) Goat path

4. Who staggers into the Spartan camp, which surprises everyone who sees him?
(a) Daxos
(b) Leonidas
(c) Ephialtes
(d) Xerxes

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

6. What does Ephialtes do when he hears he cannot be a part of the Spartan resistance?
(a) Argues with Leonidas
(b) Kills Leonidas
(c) Flings himself over the precipice
(d) Cries

7. Who is watching from a distance and is becoming nervous that the Spartans might actually win?
(a) Xerxes
(b) Leonidas
(c) Oracle
(d) Ephialtes

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

9. Who is assigned as a picket for the night after the Spartans won two decisive victories over the Persians?
(a) Daxos
(b) Leonidas
(c) Stelios
(d) Dilios

10. What was Ephialtes thought to have died from before?
(a) Poison
(b) Lack of honor
(c) Leaping from the cliff
(d) Broken heart

11. Leonidas declines the offer from Persia, realizing his last stand efforts will make him eternally ____________.
(a) Revered
(b) Famous
(c) Fabled
(d) Powerful

12. Who allows Ephialtes to speak with him in private about his wishes to be a part of the Spartan army?
(a) Dilios
(b) Leonidas
(c) Stelios
(d) Daxos

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

14. What is the Persian visitor traveling on as they enter into the Greek camp?
(a) Palanquin
(b) Oliphant
(c) Wagon
(d) Chariot

15. Who does the Persian visitor see butchered and impaled as he enters the camp?
(a) Animals
(b) Scouts
(c) Leonidas
(d) Xerxes

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Persian army men wear on their heads as a part of their military uniforms?

2. The Spartans are stacking up a large __________ of Persians even before the main battle begins.

3. Leonidas quickly dispatches the ___________ to guard the secret path that Ephialtes reveals to him.

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

5. The iron clad ____________ of the Spartan army ensures no man will falter or flee.

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