1. What do the Spartans do when they reach the field of battle?
(a) They send some men to sneak around and flank the enemy.
(b) They immediately retreat.
(c) They charge recklessly into the melee.
(d) They calmly go about getting ready for battle, and wait for the enemy.

2. Why do the Spartans decide to send only three hundred soldiers to Thermopylae?
(a) The Spartans do not feel that the Persians are a real threat to them, so three hundred should more than suffice.
(b) The Spartan senate refuses to send troops to Thermopylae, and the three hundred are the only volunteers.
(c) A larger force would not have room to fight, and would cause supply problems.
(d) The three hundred is only the advance force meant to hold off the Persians long enough for the main force to arrive.

3. Where do Xeones and Alexandros catch up to the Spartan army?
(a) They catch up to them at Antirhion.
(b) They catch up to them at the hot gate.
(c) They catch up to them at Rhion.
(d) They catch up to them at Thermopylae.

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

5. What point does the author illustrate in these battle scenes about ancient warfare?
(a) War is, unfortunately, unavoidable.
(b) Men who make their business warfare rather than farming perform better on the field.
(c) War is a great and glorious undertaking.
(d) War is a bloody business, and not for the faint of heart.