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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonidas ask of the soldiers in the Arcadian Greek army in order to refute others who criticize his army?

2. Where do the ephors that Leonidas needs to visit with actually live?

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

4. The boy is expected to ____________ for a period of time without supplies or equipment.

5. What caused the destruction of the items from the question #68?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Leonidas suggest to the ephors that the Spartan army does when they fight the Persians?

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

6. What is one of the reasons why Leonidas refuses to send the sign of subjugation to the Persian king?

7. What does the Persian envoy tell Leonidas to send to the Persian king as a sign of subjugation?

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

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

10. What does Leonidas have to do prior to beginning a full scale military expedition, according to Spartan law?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ephialtes offers up his services in exchange for worldly things - women, land, wealth, etc.

Part 1: Why do you think Ephialtes decided to offer himself to the Persian side of the war?

Part 2: Why do you think the Persian king decided to take Ephialtes up on his offer?

Part 3: Who do you think was manipulating whom in the agreement between Ephialtes and the Persian king? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The ambassador from Persia tries to get the Spartans to surrender before the battle even begins, and loses an arm at the same time.

Part 1: What would be the value of surrendering for the Spartan army? How would the Persians benefit?

Part 2: Do you think the Persian army believes the Spartans had any possibility of surrendering? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think it would have been a better idea for the Spartans to have surrendered? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The armies both want to intimidate the other army in order to get the upper hand in the battle.

Part 1: How much of a battle do you think is mental? How much is physical?

Part 2: Is it more important for any army to have mental toughness or physical toughness? Why?

Part 3: What does intimidation do to the opposing army who is being intimidated? What does the intimidation do for the army who is doing the intimidating?

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