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

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

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

4. What can Xeones see toward the middle gate?
(a) He sees the sheer cliffs of the pass.
(b) He sees the bath houses.
(c) He sees a large fox.
(d) He sees the Persians.

5. What does Apollo tell Xeones about the spear in his vision?
(a) Apollo tells Xeones that the spear will be the salvation of Sparta.
(b) Apollo tells Xeones that he will be killed by with a spear.
(c) Apollo tells Xeones that the spear is an inelegant weapon.
(d) Apollo tells Xeones that the spear is a great weapon.