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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