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The Battle of Thermopylae

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invaded Greece for the second invasion

a)

Leonidas

b)

Xerxes

c)

Darius

d)

Themistocles

2.

Who led the Greeks in the battle?

a)

Leonidas

b)

Themistocles

c)

Xerxes

d)

Pleistarchus

3.

Did Athens ask for help from Sparta?

a)

No

b)

Yes

4.

How many Greeks were sent to Thermopylae?

a)

300

b)

300,000

c)

Over 1 million

d)

7,000

5.

How many Persians were sent to Thermopylae

a)

Over 1 million

b)

300

c)

300,000

d)

7,000

6.

Where did the Spartans encamp?

a)

Sparta

b)

A mountain pass

c)

A riverbank

d)

Athens

7.

How long did the Spartans hold out for?

a)

7 days

b)

3 days

c)

7 hours

d)

3 years

8.

How many Persians were lost?

a)

200

b)

2,000

c)

20,000

d)

200,000

9.

Who won the battle?

a)

Persia

b)

Sparta

c)

Athens

d)

Thebes

10.

The quote at the base of Leonidas' statue says, "Come and (a)   !"

11.

When was a replica of the epigram wrote by Simonides created?

a)

1955

b)

1997

c)

1977

d)

1855

12.

When was the Thespian monument released by the Greek government?

a)

1955

b)

1977

c)

1855

d)

1997

13.

How long did Leonidas rule?

a)

9 days

b)

9 hours

c)

9 years

d)

9 decades

14.

About how many years old was Leonidas when he fell?

a)

16 years

b)

9 years

c)

60 years

d)

30 years

15.

Leonidas' name in Greek means "son of the (a)   "

16.

When was the "300" film made?

a)

2014

b)

2006

c)

1962

d)

1997

17.

When did the sequel to the "300" film come out?

a)

2014

b)

2006

c)

1997

d)

1962

18.

When did "The 300 Spartans" come out?

a)

2014

b)

2006

c)

1962

d)

1955

19.

The film called, "The (a)   Spartans" came out in 1962.