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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. Ephialtes reveals that his father taught him to fight like a _____________.
(a) Monster
(b) Persian
(c) God
(d) Spartan

2. What does Leonidas order the Spartans to use as their formation when he begins to realize the power of the animals?
(a) Alpha Minora
(b) Lambda
(c) Hoplite phalanx
(d) Delta

3. When he arrives at the Spartan camp, Ephialtes has his ____________ clothing, armor, and weaponry.
(a) Father's
(b) Uncle's
(c) Brother's
(d) Grandfather's

4. What do the Persians fire at the Spartans in hopes of breaking them down?
(a) Pieces of wood
(b) Rocks
(c) Fireballs
(d) Arrows

5. What does Leonidas recognize the tremors in the earth to be?
(a) The angry gods
(b) Persian army
(c) Shifting soil
(d) Earthquake

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refused to give up Ephialtes, which led to his being saved from death?

2. The iron clad ____________ of the Spartan army ensures no man will falter or flee.

3. What does the second wave of the Persians come to the Spartans on?

4. What happens when the Persian visitor first enters the camp of the Greeks?

5. Who refused to abandon Ephialtes' mother, which also helped to save him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Persian Ambassador worried about when he approaches camp?

2. What does Leonidas do in order to restore the honor of Stelios before the other men?

3. What does Leonidas see as a major flaw in King Xerxes?

4. What ensures no man in the Spartan army will falter or flee, according to the story?

5. Who is the Persian representative that come into camp as the Spartans begin to ready for a major battle?

6. What does King Xerxes offer to Leonidas when he comes into the camp the evening after battle?

7. What is the advantage of fighting at the Hot Gates for the Spartans or for any army that uses this location?

8. What happens when the Persian Ambassador decides to lash Dilios?

9. What is the initial reaction to the Persian Ambassador when he comes into camp?

10. Why doesn't Leonidas accept Ephialtes as a soldier in the Spartan army when he asks to be a part of the march?

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