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Greece Test Pt. 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 1st Persian War began with what event?

a)

Eretria being attacked

b)

Marathon being attacked

c)

Athens offering submission to Persia

d)

Sparta invading the Persian mainland

2.

Who was the Persian leader during the Ionian Revolt?

a)

Darius I

b)

Xerxes

c)

Artaxerxes

d)

Crius

3.

Following the Ionian revolt, what began to happen in mainland Greece?

a)

Aegina offered submission to Persia

b)

Sparta attempted to conquer Argos

c)

Deportation of Ionians to Persia

d)

All of the above

4.

Following the 1st Persian War, what was developed?

a)

Iron smelting

b)

A new type of ship

c)

Development of the Greek Phalanx

d)

A rudimentary airplane

5.

Who took power in Persia leading into the 2nd Persian War?

a)

Darius I

b)

Artaxerxes

c)

Leonidas

d)

Xerxes

6.

What was the confederacy called that the Greeks formed to fight Persia?

a)

The Greeks

b)

Delian League

c)

Peloponnesian League

d)

Boeotian League

7.

Who was effectively placed in charge of The Greeks?

a)

Sparta/Leonidas

b)

Athens/Thucydides

c)

Megera/Demaratus

d)

Macedon/Philip I

8.

Before invading Greece, roughly how many troops were assembled for Persia?

a)

100,000

b)

2,000,000

c)

200,000

d)

1,000,000

9.

Which group decided to revolt against the Persians after growing tired of their rule?

a)

Dorians

b)

Ionians

c)

Athenians

d)

Spartans

10.

The Greeks made the decision to hold the Persians near what location?

a)

Marathon

b)

Athens

c)

Thermopylae

d)

Laconia

11.

The battle of what led to the outright destruction of the Persian navy?

a)

Plataea

b)

Thermopylae

c)

Salamis

d)

Artemisia

12.

What battle brought an end to the 2nd Persian war?

a)

Thermopylae

b)

Salamis

c)

Artemisia

d)

Plataea

13.

The Peloponnesian Wars were a series of conflicts between who?

a)

Corinth and Athens

b)

Athens and Sparta

c)

Sparta and Aegina

d)

Athens and Persia

14.

Who was the mother of the Titans?

a)

Gaia

b)

Nyx

c)

Hestia

d)

Hypnos

15.

How did Rhea trick Cronus into thinking that he ate his final son?

a)

Fed him a tree

b)

Fed him someone else's baby

c)

Fed him a rock

d)

She couldn't trick him

16.

Persia was the victor of both Persian Wars. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Peace of Nicias said that both sides could make treaties without the other's consent. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The King's Peace effectively ended the Peloponnesian Wars. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What was the new Greek ship called?

a)

Longship

b)

Trireme

c)

Ketch

d)

Frigate

20.

How long did Leonidas and the Greeks hold the Persians at Thermopylae?

a)

Almost 2 weeks

b)

Almost 2 days

c)

Almost 2 months

d)

Almost a month

21.

How many MAIN Titans are there?

a)

13

b)

12

c)

14

d)

18