GREECE TEST 5

11. How many Greeks would be heading to Sicily

• 30,000 men
• 150,000 men
• 15,000 men
• 50,000 men

What was the main reason for the Athenian defeat in the Sicilian Expedition?

• The lack of supplies and reinforcements

• The intervention of the Persian Empire

• The superior Spartan navy

• The betrayal by Alcibiades

4. What was Pericles' plan to defeat Sparta?

• to build a wall around Athens, and to use Athenian ships to get supplies from the Delian League and to attack Spartan allies
• to have spies in the Spartan government to provide them with false information
• to poison the Spartan water supply
• to attack them head on with their hoplite troops

3. What did most city-states do during the Peloponnesian War?

• they all went to the Athenian side
• they all went to the Spartan side
• they split pretty equally with most city-states choosing a side
• the citizens of the city-states left Greece for Asia Minor

What was the significance of the Battle of Mantinea in the context of the Peloponnesian War?

• It was a significant land battle that demonstrated the strength of the Spartan army

• It marked the first use of naval warfare in the conflict

• It was a major Athenian victory that boosted morale

• It led to a peace treaty between Athens and Sparta

19. Who won the Peloponnesian War?

• Athens
• Sparta

6. What was the "Peace of Nicias"?

• a peace treaty between Athens and the Delian League
• a peace treaty between the Athenian king and the Persian king
• a peace treaty between Athens and Sparta
• a peace treaty between Sparta and the Persian king

What role did the Persian Empire play in the Peloponnesian War?

• They invaded Greece during the war

• They remained neutral throughout the conflict

• They provided financial support to Sparta

• They allied with Athens against Sparta

2. Why was Sparta concerned with the Delian League?

• they were jealous of Athens
• they were worried that Athens was expanding too close to Spartan territory
• Sparta felt Athens was looking to conquer them
• Sparta felt Athens was going to try to make them a democracy

10. What did Alcibiades' enemies try to do to him, and how did Alcibiades react to this?

• They tried to turn him over to the Spartans, he refused to go
• accuse him of destroying the Hermes' statues, he said it was obviously false and his enemies were trying to stop him
• they tried to get the Athenian king to arrest him, and Alcibiades talked him out of it
• they tried to kill him in his house, and Alcibiades was able to escape