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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 many warriors is Leonidas going to be joined by on his walk away from his home?
(a) 30,000
(b) 3000
(c) 30
(d) 300
2. What does the boy fashion as he is out on his quest?
(a) A shield from wood
(b) A cape of red
(c) A kettle
(d) A light spear
3. The oracle announces that Sparta will ________________.
(a) Retreat
(b) Be famous in its flames
(c) Be victorious
(d) Be destroyed
4. The men are wearing heavy __________ helmets as they are marching to meet their enemy.
(a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Bronze
(d) Copper
5. What kind of terrain is Leonidas leading his men over as the day continues to be hot and oppressive?
(a) Sandy
(b) Wet
(c) Rocky
(d) Slippery
Short Answer Questions
1. What begins to turn into a violent storm the closer they move toward the Hot Gates?
2. How old is the boy in the story of the wolf that the men like to hear again and again?
3. How many years have passed since the story of the boy and the animal has taken place?
4. Who orders the captain to stop the beating of the man who ended up falling down from the heat?
5. What does the king tell the men they will go without because of the incident with the captain and the beating?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the oracle that Leonidas next confers with after talking with the ephors.
2. What does the Persian envoy tell Leonidas to send to the Persian king as a sign of subjugation?
3. What happens to Stelios as he marches in the weather at the beginning of the novel?
4. Why does Dilios tell stories to the soldiers as they are preparing for battle?
5. What is the path of the combined forces of Leonidas and the others who meet up with him?
6. What does Leonidas think about the ephors and their ruling about whether the Spartans can fight?
7. What do the Greeks exult over when they reach the Hot Gates during the violent storm?
8. For how long have the soldiers at the start of this novel been marching?
9. What kinds of weapons are the soldiers carrying as they march to battle at the start of this novel?
10. Describe the weather conditions for the soldiers as they have marched during the beginning of this story.
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