Trivia Facts Quiz On Ancient Greek Wars!
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- 1.The King of Persia at the beginning of the Persian Wars was ________.
- A.
Xerxes I
- B.
Cyrus the Great
- C.
Darius I
- D.
Pericles
- E.
Thucydides
- 2.At the Battle of _______ in 490 B.C.E., the Athenian army won an unexpected victory over the numerically superior Persian Army.
- A.
Marathon
- B.
Salamis
- C.
Thermopylae
- D.
Plataea
- E.
Sardis
- 3.The _______ League was formed among many of the Greek city-states to resist the Persian invasion.
- A.
Delian
- B.
Greek
- C.
Peloponnesian
- D.
Athenian
- E.
Hellenic
- 4.Athenian victory at the naval Battle of ______ in 480 B.C.E. helped turn the tide of the war in favor of the Greeks.
- A.
Marathon
- B.
Salamis
- C.
Thermopylae
- D.
Plataea
- E.
Sardis
- 5.Who was King of Persia at the conclusion of the Persian Wars?
- A.
Xerxes I
- B.
Cyrus the Great
- C.
Darius I
- D.
Pericles
- E.
Thucydides
- 6.The _____ League, formed at the conclusion of the Persian Wars, consisted of Athens and its allies.
- A.
Delian
- B.
Greek
- C.
Peloponnesian
- D.
Athenian
- E.
Hellenic
- 7.The _______ League, formed at the conclusion of the Persian Wars, consisted of Sparta and its allies.
- A.
Delian
- B.
Greek
- C.
Peloponnesian
- D.
Athenian
- E.
Hellenic
- 8.The Parthenon was dedicated to the deity ______.
- A.
Zeus
- B.
Bacchus
- C.
Demeter
- D.
Hercules
- E.
Athena
- 9._______ became Golden Age Athen's dominant politician by spearheading reforms to democratize its judicial system and provide pay for many pubic offices.
- A.
Pericles
- B.
Aspasia of Miletus
- C.
Hippocrates
- D.
Protagoras
- E.
Aristophanes
- 10.________ was the pracitce of temporarily banishing an Athenain citizen who posed a potential threat to become a tyrant.
- A.
Isonomia
- B.
Ostracism
- C.
Oligarchy
- D.
Symposia
- E.
Hetaira
- 11.Hero cults were established all over the Greek world to honor ______.
- A.
Pericles
- B.
Elpineke
- C.
Cimon
- D.
Heracles
- E.
Sophocles
- 12.The philosophy of subjectivism, in which is no abolute reality behind and independent of appearances, was most famously promoted by _______.
- A.
Pericles
- B.
Aspasia of Miletus
- C.
Hippocrates
- D.
Aristophanes
- E.
Protagoras
- 13._________ innovated philosophy by shifting its focus to moral and ethical behavior.
- A.
Pericles
- B.
Socrates
- C.
Hippocrates
- D.
Aristophanes
- E.
Protagoras
- 14.The groundbreaking work by ______ about the Persian Wars emphasized human psychology and cultural interaction as a driving force in history.
- A.
Herodotus
- B.
Socrates
- C.
Hippocrates
- D.
Aristophanes
- E.
Protagoras
- 15.The play Medea by ______ reveals that the stability and prosperity of the city-state depend on men treating their wives and families with honor and trust.
- A.
Herodotus
- B.
Euripides
- C.
Hippocrates
- D.
Aristophanes
- E.
Sophocles
- 16.During the Peloponnesian War, ______ persuaded the Athenian assembly to launch its catastrophic invasion of Sicily.
- A.
Pericles
- B.
Thucydides
- C.
Alcibiades
- D.
Lysias
- E.
Aspasia
- 17.Pericles's strategy for winning the Peloponnesian war depended on ______.
- A.
Invading Sicily
- B.
Assassinating the Spartan King
- C.
Confronting the Spartan infantry on its own terms
- D.
A sudden surprise attack
- E.
Using Athenian naval power and wealth to win a war of attrition
- 18.Our best account of the Peloponnesian War comes from the writings of _______.
- A.
Pericles
- B.
Thucydides
- C.
Alcibiades
- D.
Lysias
- E.
Socrates
- 19.The Peloponnesian War came to an end when _______ gave money to the Spartans to build a navy, forcing Athens to surrender in 404 B.C.E.
- A.
Corinth
- B.
Egypt
- C.
Sicily
- D.
Persia
- E.
Macedonia
- 20.________ helped keep order in Athens after the rule of the Thirty Tyrants.
- A.
Martial law
- B.
Oligarchy
- C.
An amnesty
- D.
Ostracism
- E.
Public executions
- 21.In 507 B.C.E., Athenian ambassadors made an alliance with Persia in which:
- A.
Both Persia and Athens understood that Athens was subject to Persian dominance
- B.
Persia thought Athens was its subject, but still refused to protect them against Sparta
- C.
Both Persia and Athens understood that they were equal partners in a defensive alliance
- D.
Persia believed that Athens submitted to Persian supremacy, but Athens rejected submission to Persia without informing the Persians
- 22.The Hellenic League, founded in 480 B.C.E., was:
- A.
A coalition of thirty-one Greek city-states that allied to fight the Persians
- B.
A coalition formed by Athens to keep Sparta in check
- C.
The term used for the Greek city-states that allied themselves with the Persians
- D.
A loose network of the Ionian Greek city-states governed by Persia
- 23.What Athenian leader favored an assult against the Persians in the channel between the island of Salamis and the west coast of Athenian territory?
- A.
Pericles
- B.
Aristides
- C.
Themistocles
- D.
Solon
- 24.In what battle did three hundred Spartans hold back an enormous Persian army in 480 B.C.E.?
- A.
The Battle of Marathon
- B.
The Battle of Thermopylae
- C.
The Battle of Salamis
- D.
The Battle of Ionia
- 25.Who was Xerxes I?
- A.
A Spartan king who allied with the Athenians
- B.
An Athenian diplomat to Persia
- C.
A Persian king and son of Darius I
- D.
An Athenian king and father of Darius I
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