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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 the oracle inhale as she begins to talk with Leonidas about his war plans?

2. What does the person to speak with the ephors offer to them for their treason?

3. How many soldiers are thought to be in the area when the final Greek attachments join Leonidas and Daxos?

4. What does the boy of the story with the animal eventually become for the city of Sparta?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the object of the march of the soldiers in the beginning of this manuscript?

8. Why do the ephors object to the plans of Leonidas when he comes to visit them?

9. Describe the weather conditions for the soldiers as they have marched during the beginning of this story.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The ephors are meant to help Spartans as they continue battle with other nations.

Part 1: Why doesn't Leonidas trust the advice of the ephors?

Part 2: Why would people turn to oracles and ephors for advice instead of following their own instincts?

Part 3: Would you be able to go to an oracle for advice? Why or why not? What might you ask if they could be trusted?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The terrain itself in the story seems to be a character in and of itself. From the narrow ledges to the creative names, it too seems to have a place in the story.

Part 1: Which part of the terrain do you think was most important to the story? Why?

Part 2: What do the names of the lands seem to say about the land as a whole or about the battle taking place?

Part 3: If the land were to be more generic, how might this have affected the story as a whole?

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