Ancient Greek History Quiz

These two cities decided to become friends and allies when __________ tried to invade Greece.

• Rome

• Persia

• Egypt

• Carthage

The __________ was a temple built in honor of Athena, the goddess of war.

• Parthenon

• Colosseum

• Pantheon

• Acropolis

__________ won the Peloponnesian War.

• Sparta

• Athens

• Persia

• Rome

The war with Persia lasted for __________.

• twenty years

• six weeks

• two months

• twenty-five years

Who was outnumbered at the Battle of Marathon?

• Sparta

• Salamis

• Persia

• Athens

After the Battle of Marathon, a messenger ran all the way to __________ to deliver the news of victory.

• Sparta

• Salamis

• Athens

• Persia

According to legend, what happened to the messenger?

• He became a hero.

• He died of exhaustion.

• He was made the new king.

• He was captured.

When Greece was at peace they became famous for their ______.

• architecture

• food

• paintings

• books

What caused the Peloponnesian War?

• Sparta and Athens were afraid that another country would try to invade them again.

• The Greeks could not agree on the best kind of government.

• Sparta and Athens were afraid that the other city would become too powerful.

• Each Greek city wanted to have the most beautiful buildings and statues.

What happened in the city of Athens while Sparta was attacking them?

• The Persians joined with the Spartans.

• A plague broke out inside the city walls.

• The people began to starve to death.

• They ran out of water.