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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 boy lead the stalking animal into that proves to be the demise of the animal?

2. What does the oracle inhale as she begins to talk with Leonidas about his war plans?

3. What does Leonidas have to donate before he can see the ephors?

4. How old is the boy in the story of the wolf that the men like to hear again and again?

5. The men in the army are being led by a man who is playing the __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the area in which the ephors live during this second chapter of the book.

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

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

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

10. What do the Greeks exult over when they reach the Hot Gates during the violent storm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though Leonidas and his army die at the hands of the Persians, all does not seem to be lost.

Part 1: Why does Leonidas go into a battle he knows he will lose?

Part 2: Why doesn't Leonidas' army desert him and run away from the Persian army?

Part 3: Why is the defeat of Leonidas such an inspiring story?

Essay Topic 2

Some of the people in the Persian army are driven ahead, only by the lashes of a whip.

Part 1: Do you think pain or fear of pain is a good enough reason to fight well for an army?

Part 2: What are some other ways that the soldiers in the Persian army could have been motivated?

Part 3: Why do you think the soldiers lashed the soldiers during the battle?

Essay Topic 3

The question of whether Leonidas has another soldiers is one that comes up again and again.

Part 1: How many soldiers do you think will be enough for Leonidas to have? Why?

Part 2: Is it better to have more soldiers or higher quality soldiers in lesser numbers? Why?

Part 3: Why do you think Leonidas wanted to pick his own soldiers one by one?

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