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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does the storyteller tell the rest of the men stories as they sit around at camp?
(a) To inspire them
(b) To educate them
(c) To warn them
(d) To humor them

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

5. The oracle announces that Sparta will ________________.
(a) Be destroyed
(b) Be famous in its flames
(c) Retreat
(d) Be victorious

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the response of the ephors to the plans of Leonidas when he meets with them?

2. How many soldiers are rumored to be in the Persian army that Leonidas is planning on fighting?

3. What is the important Spartan religious festival that the ephors say cannot be a time of war?

4. The remainder of the Persian envoy's entourage is then ___________ at Leonidas' orders.

5. How many soldiers are thought to be in the area when the final Greek attachments join Leonidas and Daxos?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leonidas have to do prior to beginning a full scale military expedition, according to Spartan law?

2. What is the object of the march of the soldiers in the beginning of this manuscript?

3. What does King Leonidas order Stelios to do with the captain that has been beaten senselessly?

4. What do the other Greek commanders do when they join up with Leonidas and his soldiers?

5. What do the soldiers in the beginning of the novel wear as they match to battle?

6. What kinds of weapons are the soldiers carrying as they march to battle at the start of this novel?

7. For how long have the soldiers at the start of this novel been marching?

8. What kind of instrument is being played by a man at the beginning of the troops?

9. Where are the soldiers in the beginning of this novel marching to and from as they head into battle, it seems?

10. What is one of the reasons why Leonidas refuses to send the sign of subjugation to the Persian king?

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