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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refused to give up Ephialtes, which led to his being saved from death?
(a) Father
(b) Sister
(c) Uncle
(d) Mother

2. Who does Leonidas call by his given name, thus restoring pride to him?
(a) Stelios
(b) Daxos
(c) Ephialtes
(d) Dilios

3. Ephialtes is still angered by Leonidas' absolute ________________.
(a) Rejection
(b) Confidence
(c) Pride
(d) Arrogance

4. Who is doing the intense physical training depicted at the start of this chapter?
(a) Leonidas
(b) Young boys
(c) Spartans
(d) Persians

5. The Spartans only need to defend a narrow strip of ______________ against the Persian attack when they are at the Hot Gates.
(a) Water
(b) Land
(c) Grass
(d) Rock

6. The iron clad ____________ of the Spartan army ensures no man will falter or flee.
(a) Bravery
(b) Commitment
(c) Will
(d) Stubbornness

7. What does Leonidas believe the Persian King thinks he is?
(a) God
(b) Flawless
(c) Too weak
(d) Too beautiful

8. In the end of the battle between the Immortals and the Spartans, who ends up with their army entirely dead?
(a) No one
(b) Spartans
(c) Both
(d) Immortals

9. Who is the misshapen and hunchbacked man who approaches the Spartans?
(a) Dilians
(b) Oracle
(c) Ephialtes
(d) Xerxes

10. Where were the forces of Daxos hiding from the Persian army?
(a) On top of the cliff
(b) Among the crags
(c) Under the cliff
(d) In the ground

11. The overlapping shields of the Spartan soldiers create a solid wall of ___________.
(a) Silver
(b) Copper
(c) Bronze
(d) Gold

12. Dilios spins a tale of Spartan ____________ as the Persian visitor begins to speak to the camp.
(a) Politeness
(b) Bloodthirst
(c) Stubbornness
(d) Bravery

13. Where are the babies left to die when they are seen to have troubles, like those in the answer to #89?
(a) Boats
(b) Fires
(c) Sea
(d) Fields

14. The others in the army view Ephialtes' appearance with _________________ as he hulks over to see them.
(a) Fear
(b) Gratitude
(c) Suspicion
(d) Humor

15. What does the second wave of the Persians come to the Spartans on?
(a) Horses
(b) Wagons
(c) Elephants
(d) Camels

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Persian visitor see butchered and impaled as he enters the camp?

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

3. What do the Spartans pile into a slippery and unstable wall at the end of their victory over the second wave of Persians?

4. Who staggers into the Spartan camp, which surprises everyone who sees him?

5. Who wishes to have an audience with Leonidas after the fighting during the day?

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