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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. Who has since died in great shame, which becomes Ephialtes' motivation?

2. Who is watching from a distance and is becoming nervous that the Spartans might actually win?

3. What is the Persian visitor traveling on as they enter into the Greek camp?

4. The Persian visitor offers to make Leonidas the _________________ of all Greece.

5. Who does the Persian ambassador attempt to lash as he becomes more and more frustrated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What formation does Leonidas command once he realizes the camels might prove problematic in battle?

2. What kinds of armor and weaponry do the Persians have during battle?

3. What is shown in the graphics to represent the harsh training the soldiers undergo at camp?

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

5. After the initial assault of the Persians is defeated, what do the Persians do next to the Spartans?

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

7. What tale does Dilios tell as the Persian Ambassador visits the Spartan camp?

8. What has happened to the missing Persian scouting group?

9. Describe the appearance of the Hot Gates where the Spartans are fighting.

10. What has Ephialtes taken from his father and brought with him as he sought the Spartan forces?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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