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1. From what does the Peloponnesian War
get its name?
a. From the language spoken by the people
fighting
b. From the river where the largest battle was
fought
c. From the city-state that was conquered by
Sparta
d. From the general who started the war
e. From a peninsula where many Greek citystates are located
2. What were the main two Greek citystates that were fighting during the
Peloponnesian War?
a. Corinth and Thebes
b. Athens and Sparta
c. Sparta and Argos
d. Rhodes and Athens
e. Delphi and Rome
3. What happened that weakened Athens
during the First Peloponnesian War?
a. Many of their ships were sunk in a huge
storm
b. They were attacked by the Persians
c. There was a plague in the city that killed
many people including their leader
d. Much of the wall protecting the city
collapsed due to poor construction
e. Many of their soldiers deserted to go to the
Olympic Games
4. When did the Peloponnesian War
begin?
a. 431 BC
b. 404 BC
c. 300 BC
d. 200 AD
e. 476 AD
5. How long did the First Peloponnesian
War last?
a. 1 year
b. 5 years
c. 7 years
d. 10 years
6. Which of the following best describes
the war strategy of Athens?
a. To meet the Spartans head on and destroy
them in a ground battle
b. To remain inside the walls of their city and
use their superior ships to win the war
c. To lay siege to Sparta and eventually starve
them out of their city
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
7. What former enemy did Sparta turn to
for help during the Second Peloponnesian
War?
a. Rome
b. Athens
c. Carthage
d. Egypt
e. Persia
8. Who was Pericles?
a. A great general and leader of Athens
b. The king of Sparta
c. A Greek philosopher who was against all
war
d. A famous warrior from Corinth
e. The patron god of the Spartans
9. What happened to Athens after they lost
the war to Sparta?
a. The city was completely destroyed
including all the temples and buildings
b. The people were sold into slavery
c. The walls were torn down, but the city and
people were saved by the Spartans
d. All the people in the city were put to death
e. Nothing because Athens did not lose the
war
10. What were hoplites?
a. Spartan slaves
b. Ships used by Athens
c. A type of shield
d. Greek soldiers
e. People who protested the war
1. What great civilization did Alexander
the Great come from?
a. Romans
b. Egyptians
c. Greeks
d. Chinese
e. Assyrians
2. What was Alexander the Great most known
for?
a. Being a great poet and playwright
b. Being a military genius and commander
c. Being a mathematician and scientist
d. Being an excellent musician and singer
e. Being a philosopher and thinker
3. Which of the following lands did
Alexander NOT conquer?
a. Persia
b. Egypt
c. Syria
d. India
e. Babylonia
4. True or False: Alexander the Great died
of old age after being king of Greece for
nearly 60 years.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
5. Which of the following statements best
describes Alexander`s childhood?
a. He was born poor and had to fight to
survive
b. He was born to middle class parents and
came into power through the army
c. He had a rough childhood with little
education
d. He was a sickly child and stayed home in
bed most of the time
e. His father was the King of Greece and he
was tutored by the best minds in Greece
6. Who was Bucephalus to Alexander?
a. His horse which he had since he was a kid
b. His best friend and one of his top generals
c. His teacher of the arts, math, and science
d. His military tutor who taught him how to
be a great general
e. A general who he later made Pharaoh of
Egypt
7. What happened to the Greek Empire
after Alexander died?
a. It quickly fell into the hands of the Romans
b. It was divided up between his top generals
c. The Egyptians gained power and took it
over
d. It was passed on to his son, Alexander II
e. His mother the queen took over
8. Why did Alexander turn back and not
conquer India?
a. He was tired of fighting
b. He was afraid that he would lose a war with
India
c. He decided to conquer Africa instead
d. His soldiers were homesick and wanted to
return home
e. He was worried that the Romans would
conquer Greece
9. What famous philosopher was
Alexander`s teacher as a child?
a. Plato
b. Socrates
c. Aristotle
d. Zeno
e. Plutarch
10. How old was Alexander the Great when
he died?
a. 22
b. 32
c. 45
d. 55
e. 78