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Greek Wars QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who fought in the Persian Wars?

a)

Athens and Sparta

b)

Greeks and Persians

c)

Greeks and Macedonians

d)

Persians and Marathon

2.

Who fought in the Peloponnesian Wars?

a)

Athens and Sparta

b)

Greeks and Persians

c)

Athens and Persians

d)

Greeks and Peloponnesians

3.

What was the name of the military formation that gave the Greeks the advantage?

a)

Phalanx

b)

Pincer

c)

Wing-T

d)

Phoenix

4.

Which of the following were both kings of Persia?

a)

Alexander and Darius

b)

Alexander and Xerxes

c)

Darius and Xerxes

d)

Pericles and Socrates

5.

What was one main cause of Sparta's decision to declare war on Athens?

a)

Athens had a democracy.

b)

Athens selfishly used the Delian League's tax money.

c)

Spartans thought the Athenians were barbarians.

6.

Who won the 1st invasion at the Battle of Marathon?

a)

Persian Fleet

b)

Army of Athens

7.

What did Athens dominate?

a)

land

b)

sea

8.

How did Athens living inside walls for protection impact the people of Athens?

a)

allowed them to stay inside the city but still have access to trade & supplies from their ships

b)

people died within the city due to Plague

c)

all of the above

9.
The 300 died at what battle? 
a)
Palatea
b)
Marathon
c)
Thermopylae
d)
Salamis
10.
The Persian Empire was victorious against _______ at the Battle of Thermopylae.
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Macedonia
d)
Olympia
11.
The Greek city-state of ____ is known for their powerful army.
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Troy
d)
Mycenae
12.
Why did the first Persian War start?
a)
Persia wanted to punish Athens for interfering in the Ionian Revolt.
b)
Sparta and Athens were competing to be the best city-state .
c)
Persia wanted revenge for their defeat at Marathon.
d)
Sparta and Athens both wanted to defeat Persia.
13.
The Spartan leader who led the Greek army at Thermopylae was
a)
Lycurgus
b)
Themistocles
c)
Leonidas
d)
Pheidippides
14.

Which famous Greek is credited with writing the Illiad and the Odyssey?

a)

Herodotus

b)

Homer

c)

Hercules

d)

Sophocles

15.
The most important consequence of the Peloponnesian War was that
a)
Athens emerged as the undisputed leader of Greece.
b)
the war left Greece exhausted and vulnerable to attack.
c)
Persia was able to take advantage of Greek divisions to complete its conquest.
d)
Sparta's victory propelled it to lasting domination of Greece.
16.

Why did the Trojan War begin?

a)

The Greeks captured Helen

b)

Paris from Troy captured Helen

c)

The Greeks wanted the Trojan's land

d)

The Trojans wanted the Greek's land

17.

Who won the Trojan War?

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Persians

c)

The Trojans

d)

The Ionians

18.

How was the Trojan War won?

a)

the walls were knocked down

b)

the city was burnt down

c)

a horse with men hidden inside was brought into the walls

d)

by starving the people inside of the walls

19.

What event caused Paris to fall in love with Helen?

a)

love at first sight

b)

a beauty contest between 3 Goddesses in which the most beautiful woman was promised to Paris

c)

Zeus made it happen

d)

an oracle made the prediction

20.

Who fought in the Trojan Wars?

a)

Persians vs Trojans

b)

Athens vs Trojans

c)

Greeks vs Trojans

d)

Athens vs Sparta