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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. What does the Oracle tell the Spartans?
(a) They will either lose a king, or the city will fall.
(b) They will not lose a single officer, and the city will stand.
(c) They will lose many soldiers, but they will win the fight.
(d) They will lose a king, and then the city will fall.

2. What is Olympieus doing when he is killed by an arrow?
(a) He is sharpening his sword blade.
(b) He is writing in his journal.
(c) He is fighting on the field of battle.
(d) He is sleeping.

3. Once the Spartans make their discovery, what do they do about it?
(a) They send Telamonias back to report to Leonidas.
(b) They split into two teams, and pursue both the mission and the new discovery.
(c) They abandon their mission.
(d) They ignore it and continue with the mission.

4. Who does Xeones list off as some of the members of the tent raiding party?
(a) He lists Alexandros, Polynikes, Dienekes, and himself.
(b) He lists Alexandros, Dienekes, Orontes, and himself.
(c) He lists Alexandros, Orontes, Ephesus, and himself.
(d) He lists Alexandros, Polynikes, Rooster, and himself.

5. Why do the Phokians miss the meeting?
(a) They are nearly overrun by the Persians, so they flee.
(b) They go over to the Persian side.
(c) They have all been slain by the Persians.
(d) They are attacked and must remain to defend their city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Leonidas keep the three hundred from getting new cloaks?

2. According to Leonidas, how many men could the Persians mass behind the battle wall?

3. How does Leonidas appear to Xerxes in his dream?

4. The three hundred and their allies are to be met by a thousand heavy infantry from Phokis and Lokris. What do they find instead?

5. When the dog chases the rabbit between the two armies and then kills it, what do the Greeks think it means?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the Persians do to the body of the Spartan king, Leonidas.

2. What causes Xerxes to decide to stay in Greece and complete his campaign?

3. What main advantage do the Spartans have over the Persians?

4. Why does Xerxes not want to face the Spartans in Sparta?

5. Describe the plan to assault Xerxes in his own tent.

6. Why does Xerxes trust Xeones?

7. Where has Xeones seen Xerxes before he is brought into his tent?

8. Why do the Spartans decide to send only 300 men?

9. Describe the fight between Medes and Greeks.

10. What occurs at Thermopylae during the wait for the Persians?

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