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

2. What are the loin straps made out of in the soldiers' uniforms as they march?
(a) Leather
(b) Cotton
(c) Canvas
(d) Leaves

3. What caused the destruction of the items from the question #68?
(a) Oracle
(b) Violent storm
(c) Magic
(d) Persian traitors

4. What kind of terrain is Leonidas leading his men over as the day continues to be hot and oppressive?
(a) Rocky
(b) Slippery
(c) Wet
(d) Sandy

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins to turn into a violent storm the closer they move toward the Hot Gates?

2. What do the Greeks exult over when they look out to the sea as they wait for battle?

3. What does the king tell the men they will go without because of the incident with the captain and the beating?

4. After Leonidas leaves the ephors, who emerges from the shadows to speak with the ephors?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Persian envoy tell Leonidas to send to the Persian king as a sign of subjugation?

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

3. Why is Daxos disappointed with Leonidas when he sees him marching toward his own group of troops?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the Queen instruct Leonidas to come back doing as he marches off without explaining where he is going?

10. Describe the weather conditions for the soldiers as they have marched during the beginning of this story.

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