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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 weeks
(b) Two days
(c) Two years
(d) Two months

2. What does the king tell the men they will go without because of the incident with the captain and the beating?
(a) Food for the day
(b) Clothing for the night
(c) Weapons for the battle
(d) Water for the day

3. How long ago did Leonidas refuse the offer of the Persian envoy to surrender to them?
(a) One year
(b) Two years
(c) Three days
(d) One week

4. The boy is expected to ____________ for a period of time without supplies or equipment.
(a) Fast
(b) Survive
(c) Fight
(d) Meditate

5. Leonidas muses that his distant rival, ___________, has already refused the Persian envoy's demands, so he does too.
(a) Istanbul
(b) Athens
(c) Hamburg
(d) Rome

Short Answer Questions

1. Who expresses dismay over how few soldiers Leonidas has brought to the battleground?

2. Where does Leonidas send the Persian envoy that is sent to collect the surrender?

3. Who orders the captain to stop the beating of the man who ended up falling down from the heat?

4. What kind of animal is the boy stalked by as he is sitting in the wilderness?

5. The oracle also states that no Spartan army will ____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Dilios tell stories to the soldiers as they are preparing for battle?

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

6. What is the path of the combined forces of Leonidas and the others who meet up with him?

7. Why does Leonidas believe he brought more soldiers than anyone, even though Daxos' group is larger?

8. What happens to Stelios as he marches in the weather at the beginning of the novel?

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

10. Describe the area in which the ephors live during this second chapter of the book.

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