- 1. When did Darius King of Persia invade Greece in the 1st Persia Wars?
A) 300 BC B) 500 BC C) 490 BC D) 400 BC
- 2. Who was the Athenian general known for his role in the Battle of Marathon?
A) Leonidas B) Pericles C) Themistocles D) Miltiades
- 3. Who was the Persian king during the 1st Persia Wars?
A) Xerxes I B) Cyrus the Great C) Artaxerxes I D) Darius I
- 4. Which Greek city-state did Xerxes I burn during his invasion of Greece?
A) Sparta B) Corinth C) Athens D) Thebes
- 5. Who was the Spartan king who led the Greek forces at Thermopylae?
A) Miltiades B) Pericles C) Leonidas D) Themistocles
- 6. What was the role of Themistocles in the wars against Persia?
A) Persian diplomat B) Theban strategist C) Athenian naval commander D) Spartan general
- 7. Which ancient historian chronicled the events of the Persian Wars?
A) Plutarch B) Herodotus C) Thucydides D) Xenophon
- 8. Who won the Battle of Plataea?
A) Romans B) Persians C) Celts D) Greeks
- 9. Who led the Persian army during the Battle of Marathon?
A) Cambyses B) Datis C) Xerxes D) Mardonius
- 10. Which Greek general was known for his advice to 'March to the ships' during the Persian Wars?
A) Themistocles B) Pericles C) Miltiades D) Leonidas
- 11. Where did the Persians land in Greece during Darius I's invasion?
A) Marathon B) Thermopylae C) Salamis D) Plataea
- 12. On what date did the Battle of Marathon take place?
A) October 495 BC B) September 490 BC C) August 475 BC D) July 480 BC
- 13. Who was the Persian king who ordered the invasion of Greece after Darius I's death?
A) Cyrus the Great B) Artaxerxes I C) Xerxes I D) Darius II
- 14. Which Greek city-state was betrayed to the Persians by Ephialtes at Thermopylae?
A) Thebes B) Sparta C) Corinth D) Athens
- 15. What Greek city-state was the first to engage the Persians in battle during the 1st Persia Wars?
A) Athens B) Eretria C) Corinth D) Sparta
- 16. Which Persian naval battle followed the land Battle of Marathon?
A) Battle of Artemisium B) Battle of Plataea C) Battle of Thermopylae D) Battle of Salamis
- 17. Which narrow pass was famously defended by the Spartans in the 2nd Persian invasion?
A) Plataea B) Artemisium C) Thermopylae D) Salamis
- 18. What was the final major battle in the 1st Persia Wars that resulted in a decisive Greek victory?
A) Battle of Marathon B) Battle of Plataea C) Battle of Salamis D) Battle of Thermopylae
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