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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 arrived in Sparta that caused the King to make a decision which led to the battle they are marching to?

2. Before the armies match to Hot Gates, where do they have to pass in their march?

3. The remainder of the Persian envoy's entourage is then ___________ at Leonidas' orders.

4. What is the name of the Persian King who asks Leonidas for his surrender?

5. What is the nickname given to the man who has fallen over because of the heat of the day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leonidas goes through a sort of rite of passage by killing a huge wolf at the beginning of the timeline of this story.

Part 1: Describe the story of Leonidas and the wolf. What happens?

Part 2: What does the wolf symbolize in the story of Leonidas and the wolf?

Part 3: What might have happened had Leonidas never encountered the wolf as described in this 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

Ephialtes really wants to fight for Sparta, but his physical deformity prevents him from impressing Leonidas.

Part 1: What is the role of Ephialtes in the story? Why is his character so important?

Part 2: What might have happened had Leonidas allowed him to be on the army?

Part 3: Why do you think Ephialtes wanted to fight with Leonidas?

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