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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 happens when the army begins to leave in order to protect the secret path, as revealed by Ephialtes?

2. What does the Persian ambassador continue to deliver, even as he is hurt badly?

3. Dilios spins a tale of Spartan ____________ as the Persian visitor begins to speak to the camp.

4. What is the second wave of Persian soldiers surrounded by as they come to attack the Spartans?

5. What do the Persian army men wear on their heads as a part of their military uniforms?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the Persian representative that come into camp as the Spartans begin to ready for a major battle?

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

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

4. Where do the Spartan defensive tactics center (location-wise) in the beginning of this chapter?

5. Why doesn't Leonidas accept Ephialtes as a soldier in the Spartan army when he asks to be a part of the march?

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

7. What does Ephialtes hope to gain from fighting with the Spartan army as one of the soldiers?

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

9. What is the Persian Ambassador worried about when he approaches camp?

10. What ensures no man in the Spartan army will falter or flee, according to the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 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?

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