1. What do the people of Sparta sing as the soldiers march off to war?
(a) They sing the hymn to Castor.
(b) They sing the Spartan anthem.
(c) They sing the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(d) They sing praises to the god Apollo.

2. What does Rooster suggest to Xeones and Alexandros?
(a) He tells them that they should abandon the army and join the Persians, just like him.
(b) He tells them that he knows of a way to get a dozen men to the tent of the Persian king.
(c) He tells them that they should desert and return home, because the Spartans would be overrun by the next day.
(d) He tells them to fight with valor, and die a warrior's death.

3. What is the original total number of troops that would leave for Thermopylae?
(a) There are two million.
(b) There are three thousand.
(c) There are twenty thousand.
(d) There are three hundred.

4. What nation is the second to assault the Greeks?
(a) The Egyptians are the second group sent by the Persians.
(b) The Medes are the second group sent by the Persians.
(c) The Armenians are the second group sent by the Persians.
(d) The Sacae are the second group sent by the Persians.

5. Other than Ball Player and the dog, who is the other volunteer?
(a) Tommie the Egyptian joined the Greeks.
(b) He is a merchant from Miletus, and his name is Elephantinos.
(c) The other volunteer is Olaph, the wandering Arab.
(d) The other volunteer is Minoas, a traitor from the Persian army.