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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. What are the loin straps made out of in the soldiers' uniforms as they march?
(a) Leaves
(b) Leather
(c) Cotton
(d) Canvas
2. The oracle announces that Sparta will ________________.
(a) Be famous in its flames
(b) Retreat
(c) Be destroyed
(d) Be victorious
3. The Queen tells Leonidas he should come back either with his ____________ or on his _____________.
(a) Shield, sword
(b) Sword, shield
(c) Head, back
(d) Shield, shield
4. What is the year in the only dates frame in this first chapter?
(a) 480 BC
(b) 420 BC
(c) 500 BC
(d) 460 BC
5. What does the boy fashion as he is out on his quest?
(a) A light spear
(b) A cape of red
(c) A kettle
(d) A shield from wood
Short Answer Questions
1. The remainder of the Persian envoy's entourage is then ___________ at Leonidas' orders.
2. Which soldier succumbs to the heat, growing dizzy and stumbling around?
3. What does the oracle inhale as she begins to talk with Leonidas about his war plans?
4. Who orders the captain to stop the beating of the man who ended up falling down from the heat?
5. How many warriors is Leonidas going to be joined by on his walk away from his home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one of the reasons why Leonidas refuses to send the sign of subjugation to the Persian king?
2. Why does Leonidas believe he brought more soldiers than anyone, even though Daxos' group is larger?
3. Why does Dilios tell stories to the soldiers as they are preparing for battle?
4. For how long have the soldiers at the start of this novel been marching?
5. What kinds of weapons are the soldiers carrying as they march to battle at the start of this novel?
6. What does Leonidas suggest to the ephors that the Spartan army does when they fight the Persians?
7. Describe the area in which the ephors live during this second chapter of the book.
8. Why do the ephors object to the plans of Leonidas when he comes to visit them?
9. What does Leonidas think about the ephors and their ruling about whether the Spartans can fight?
10. What does the Queen instruct Leonidas to come back doing as he marches off without explaining where he is going?
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