1. What is the purpose of the speech Leonidas gives after this battle?
(a) He congratulates them on their great victory and releases them for a day to pillage the city.
(b) He berates them for their lack of courage and for their weakness.
(c) He congratulates them on the victory, and commends their behavior towards the prisoners.
(d) He thanks the survivors and honors the fallen, while refocusing their attention on the main battle to come.

2. By what other name is Sparta called?
(a) Sparta is also called Thermopylae.
(b) Sparta is also called The Hot Gates.
(c) Sparta is also called Lakedaemon.
(d) Sparta is also called Mount Oracle.

3. What is othismos?
(a) Othismos is a field near Sparta where the Spartan boys train.
(b) Othismos is one of the ancient Spartan sacrificial rites.
(c) Othismos is the euphoria that comes upon the victor after a battle.
(d) Othismos is the initial collision on the battlefield and the chaos that follows.

4. Where does the Spartan king march and fight, relative to the rest of his army?
(a) The king remains at the front of the lines, where he can be a part of the action at all times.
(b) The king commands from the back of the army where it is safer.
(c) The king usually stays at the center of his army, so that his men surround him at all times.
(d) The king does not go with his army, but sends a general in his stead.

5. In the first chapter, about how many Persians are said to have been slain in just three days of battle with the Spartans?
(a) No more than twenty thousand were slain.
(b) No fewer than twenty thousand were slain.
(c) About four thousand were slain.
(d) About twenty thousand were slain.