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WH Chapter 4 Sections 3 & 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Persian Wars began when

a)

Pericles decided to punish Sparta for helping the Persians

b)

Spartans came to resent Athenian dominance in Greece

c)

Athens formed the Delian League

d)

Darius decided to punish Athens for helping the Ionians.

2.

What was one result of the Greek victory against the Persians?

a)

Pericles seized power in Athens.

b)

Athens formed the Delian League.

c)

Athenians built a large fleet of ships

d)

Spartans battled the Persians at Thermopylae.

3.

Why did Pericles approve paying people to serve in government?

a)

It made trials by jury possible

b)

It ended threats to democracy.

c)

It allowed poor men to serve.

d)

It favored rich citizens.

4.

What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Athenians resented Spartan domination.

b)

Spartans resented Athenian domination.

c)

Sparta and Persia formed an alliance to defeat Athens.

d)

Macedonia attacked the Greek city-states.

5.

When the Peloponnesian War ended,

a)

Sparta had defeated Athens.

b)

Persia controlled Greece.

c)

Athens had defeated Sparta.

d)

all of Greece was more powerful.

6.

Greek philosophers believed they could discover the laws of the universe through

a)

rhetoric.

b)

the golden mean.

c)

balance and beauty.

d)

reason and observation.

7.

Aristotle analyzed all forms of government and favored rule by

a)

direct democracy.

b)

a strong, virtuous leader.

c)

the wealthiest citizens.

d)

men skilled in rhetoric.

8.

Greek sculptors tried to show

a)

people’s faults as well as their beauty.

b)

the gods, but never human beings.

c)

people in their most perfect, graceful form.

d)

people in activities from everyday life.

9.

The first Greek plays grew out of

a)

religious festivals to honor the gods.

b)

ceremonies to honor victories in battle.

c)

funerals of great leaders.

d)

celebrations of victors in athletic contests.

10.

The purpose of Greek tragedy was to

a)

frighten audiences into examining their own lives.

b)

stir up and then relieve the emotions of pity and fear.

c)

amuse audiences with tales of the downfall of great men.

d)

make fun of people, customs, and manners of the day.

11.
Which popular sporting activity resulted from the first battle of the Persian Wars?
a)
The Marathon
b)
The Triathlon
c)
The Olympics
d)
The Pentathlon
12.
The 300 died at what battle? 
a)
Palatea
b)
Marathon
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Salamis
13.
In the Battle of Salamis, how was the Athenian navy able to defeat the Persians?
a)
the Athenians tricked the Persians ships into following them into a narrow channel, then attacked and rammed the Persian ships until they sank
b)
with special sounds, they were able to communicate with, and control the whales in the sea, to swim and collide with the Persian ships and sink them
c)
they fired cannonballs at the Persian ships and sunk them
d)
the Athenian archers were able to shoot their arrows twice as far as the Persian archers
14.
All of the following are true about the second Persian War, except.
a)
In 480 B.C the Persians invaded Greece for a second time
b)
The Athenians sunk the Persian navy
c)
The Spartans won a glorious victory at Thermopylae
d)
The Athenians were victorious at the battle of Salamis
15.

Which city-state gained power before the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Corinth

d)

Ionia

16.
What 2 city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Persia vs. Greece
b)
Athens vs. Sparta
c)
Egypt vs. Sparta
d)
Greece vs. Sparta
17.
Who lost the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta
b)
Delos
c)
Persia
d)
Athens
18.

Which Historian wrote about the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Herodotus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Thucydides

d)

Plato

19.

Which Historian wrote about the Persian Wars?

a)

Thucydides

b)

Heracles

c)

Thrasymachus

d)

Herodotus

20.

Who helped Sparta defeat the Athenian fleet?

a)

The Phoenicians

b)

The Persians

c)

The Romans

d)

The Philistines