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Persian War
Test Description: Information related to the battles of the Persian War
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What time period did the Persian Wars occur?
A
499BC-479BC
B
100AD-400AD
C
1200BC-800BC
D
600BC-200BC
2) What Greek city-state revolted in 499BC, which caused the Persian War to begin?
A
Ionian city-states
B
Mara Lago
C
Spartan city-states
D
Athenian city-states
3) What group initially helped the Ionians, but then left after early battle success, causing the Ionians to lose?
A
Delphi
B
Sparta
C
Athens
D
Thor
4) At the Battle of Marathon, who did Pheidippides initially run to in order to ask for help?
A
Mycenae
B
Sparta
C
Corith
D
Delphi
5) How did the outnumbered Athenian army win the Battle of Marathon?
A
Athenian soldiers hid in a Trojan Horse and when they wheeled it into their city, they then attacked
B
They lured the Persian army into a valley and attacked from each side
C
They hid in a gift box by the Christmas tree... and when they opened their presents.. bam
D
They rammed the Persian army with their boats
6) After Persian King Darius died, who took over leadership of Persia after him?
A
His son, Xerses
B
Babar
C
The Trojan Solider, Achilles
D
His uncle, Menaleus
7) What event completely changed the Battle of Thermopylae in the favor of the Persians?
A
The Persian navy was sunk by Athenian boats, which ended the war
B
The Spartans and the Athenians teamed up to defeat the Persians
C
A Greek traitor showed the Persians a war around the mountain
D
Taylor Swift had a concert, which everyone enjoyed, while also learning about her sad love life
8) Why didn't the 300 Spartans retreat when they had the chance at the Battle of Thermopylae?
A
They were too busy taking selfies
B
They wanted revenge against the Persians who had defeated Athens at the Battle of Marathon
C
They wanted to be brave and give the other retreating soldiers time to escape
D
They outnumbered the Persians and believed that they could win
9) Why did Athenians flee to nearby islands before the Battle of Salamis?
A
They had teamed up with the Spartans and were luring them into a trap on land
B
They needed additional farmland, so they set up new colonies
C
The Persian army swept through and destroyed Athens
D
They had hoped to establish new trading posts
10) What military strategy allowed the Athenians to defeat the Persian navy at the Battle of Salamis?
A
They fought the Persians on land and flanked them from the sides
B
They lured Persian ships into a narrow channel and rammed their boats
C
They lured the Persians on land into a narrow pass and 300 brave Spartans defended the city
D
They did a practice called chuck and duck. They threw kitchen sinks at the Persians until they gave up.
11) What two Greek city-states teamed up to finally defeat the Persians at the Battle of Plataea?
A
Corinth and Delphi
B
Athens and Sparta
C
Ionia and Athens
D
Sparta and Ionia
12) What was built by the Greeks to honor their victory against the Persians?
A
Colliseum
B
Berlin Wall
C
Culvers
D
Parthenon
13) Why did the Ionians want to revolt against the Persians, which started the Persian War?
A
They were not able to fight in the Persian Army
B
They did not want to pay tribute or fight in the Persian Army
C
The Persians would not trade with them
D
The Persians banned them on Twitter and that was like rude
14) Who eventually won the Persian War by 479 BC?
A
Persia
B
No one won
C
Greek City-States
D
My Uncle Ralph- he wins at everything
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