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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 oracle announces that Sparta will ________________.
(a) Be victorious
(b) Be destroyed
(c) Retreat
(d) Be famous in its flames

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

3. What does the boy of the story with the animal eventually become for the city of Sparta?
(a) King
(b) Slave
(c) Philosopher
(d) Oracle

4. Who is the man to which all the commanders of other armies give their power to?
(a) Dilios
(b) Leonidas
(c) Daxos
(d) Xerxes

5. What kind of animal is the boy stalked by as he is sitting in the wilderness?
(a) Coyote
(b) Tiger
(c) Lion
(d) Wolf

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy lead the stalking animal into that proves to be the demise of the animal?

2. The object of the march of the men is glory and _________ as they march to meet their enemies.

3. Where does Leonidas want to meet with the Persian army in an effort to beat them?

4. What kind of terrain is Leonidas leading his men over as the day continues to be hot and oppressive?

5. ____________ realizes the Greeks have no hope of surviving the battle before them.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the other Greek commanders do when they join up with Leonidas and his soldiers?

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

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

7. What does Leonidas think about the ephors and their ruling about whether the Spartans can fight?

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

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

10. Describe the oracle that Leonidas next confers with after talking with the ephors.

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