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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 kind of animal is the boy stalked by as he is sitting in the wilderness?
(a) Lion
(b) Coyote
(c) Wolf
(d) Tiger
2. What is the color of the cloaks of the men in the army marching at the beginning of this novel?
(a) Yellow
(b) Red
(c) Purple
(d) Green
3. Who orders the captain to stop the beating of the man who ended up falling down from the heat?
(a) Stelios
(b) Leonidas
(c) Ephialtes
(d) Dilios
4. The men in the army are being led by a man who is playing the __________.
(a) Horn
(b) Guitar
(c) Pipes
(d) Drums
5. Who gives the nickname to the man who has fallen down during their march?
(a) Dilios
(b) Stelios
(c) Leonidas
(d) Ephialtes
Short Answer Questions
1. The men who are marching are armed with short _______ and heavy spears.
2. What does the king tell the men they will go without because of the incident with the captain and the beating?
3. What is the name of the Persian King who asks Leonidas for his surrender?
4. When Leonidas objects to the ruling of the ephors, who is he told to see next?
5. The oracle also states that no Spartan army will ____________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the object of the march of the soldiers in the beginning of this manuscript?
2. What happens to Stelios as he marches in the weather at the beginning of the novel?
3. What does Leonidas think about the ephors and their ruling about whether the Spartans can fight?
4. What does King Leonidas order Stelios to do with the captain that has been beaten senselessly?
5. Why does Leonidas believe he brought more soldiers than anyone, even though Daxos' group is larger?
6. Why is Daxos disappointed with Leonidas when he sees him marching toward his own group of troops?
7. What is one of the reasons why Leonidas refuses to send the sign of subjugation to the Persian king?
8. What does the Persian envoy tell Leonidas to send to the Persian king as a sign of subjugation?
9. What kinds of weapons are the soldiers carrying as they march to battle at the start of this novel?
10. For how long have the soldiers at the start of this novel been marching?
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