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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The narrow trail is near a cliff which falls to the ___________ below.
(a) Rocks
(b) Grass
(c) Sea
(d) Caves
2. What was Ephialtes thought to have died from before?
(a) Poison
(b) Leaping from the cliff
(c) Broken heart
(d) Lack of honor
3. Spartan soldiers swim and dive from a massive wall made of ____________ and Persian corpses.
(a) Shields
(b) Supplies
(c) Weapons
(d) Boulders
4. Who responds by hurting the Persian ambassador for trying to lash one of the army members?
(a) Daxos
(b) Stelios
(c) Leonidas
(d) Dilios
5. Dilios spins a tale of Spartan ____________ as the Persian visitor begins to speak to the camp.
(a) Stubbornness
(b) Politeness
(c) Bloodthirst
(d) Bravery
Short Answer Questions
1. The pride of Xerxes causes him to want immediate ______________ from his personal bodyguard troops.
2. Who refused to abandon Ephialtes' mother, which also helped to save him?
3. The overlapping shields of the Spartan soldiers create a solid wall of ___________.
4. What does Leonidas see as a major flaw in the Persian king?
5. Who refused to give up Ephialtes, which led to his being saved from death?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why wasn't Ephialtes left to die of exposure in the fields in Sparta like other deformed children?
2. What is shown in the graphics to represent the harsh training the soldiers undergo at camp?
3. What tale does Dilios tell as the Persian Ambassador visits the Spartan camp?
4. What kinds of armor and weaponry do the Persians have during battle?
5. Why doesn't Leonidas accept Ephialtes as a soldier in the Spartan army when he asks to be a part of the march?
6. What does the Persian Ambassador do, even after his significant injury?
7. What ensures no man in the Spartan army will falter or flee, according to the story?
8. What does Leonidas do in order to restore the honor of Stelios before the other men?
9. What is the initial reaction to the Persian Ambassador when he comes into camp?
10. After the initial assault of the Persians is defeated, what do the Persians do next to the Spartans?
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