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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Combat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrow trail is near a cliff which falls to the ___________ below.
(a) Grass
(b) Sea
(c) Caves
(d) Rocks

2. Xerxes orders his personal bodyguard, _______________, into combat.
(a) The Immortals
(b) The Skulls
(c) The elephants
(d) The Jewels

3. What does Leonidas order the Spartans to use as their formation when he begins to realize the power of the animals?
(a) Lambda
(b) Alpha Minora
(c) Delta
(d) Hoplite phalanx

4. What do the Spartans pile into a slippery and unstable wall at the end of their victory over the second wave of Persians?
(a) Their helmets
(b) Their shields
(c) Persian camels
(d) Persian corpses

5. What do the Persian army men wear on their heads as a part of their military uniforms?
(a) Turbans
(b) Metal pans
(c) Wicker berets
(d) Helmets

Short Answer Questions

1. Ephialtes is still angered by Leonidas' absolute ________________.

2. The others in the army view Ephialtes' appearance with _________________ as he hulks over to see them.

3. What do the Persians fire at the Spartans in hopes of breaking them down?

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

5. The Hot Gates themselves are a narrow ______________ gap at the base of a wall.

(see the answer key)

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