- 1. Who was the King of Persia during the battles of Salamis and Platea?
A) Artaxerxes
B) Cyrus
C) Darius
D) Xerxes
- 2. What year did the Battle of Salamis take place?
A) 480 BC
B) 450 BC
C) 500 BC
D) 520 BC
- 3. Who was the Greek commander at the Battle of Salamis?
A) Pericles
B) Leonidas
C) Aristides
D) Themistocles
- 4. Which city-state led the Greek forces at the Battle of Platea?
A) Thebes
B) Athens
C) Corinth
D) Sparta
- 5. Where did the Battle of Platea take place?
A) Peloponnese
B) Boeotia
C) Thessaly
D) Attica
- 6. Which naval battle preceded the Battle of Salamis?
A) Artemisium
B) Mycale
C) Plataea
D) Thermopylae
- 7. Who was the Persian naval commander at the Battle of Salamis?
A) Darius
B) Xerxes
C) Artemisia
D) Mardonius
- 8. Which Greek city emerged as the dominant naval power after the battles of Salamis and Platea?
A) Sparta
B) Athens
C) Thebes
D) Corinth
- 9. Which ancient historian wrote about the battles of Salamis and Platea?
A) Herodotus
B) Plutarch
C) Xenophon
D) Thucydides
- 10. Who was the Greek commander at the Battle of Platea against the Persians?
A) Pausanias
B) Leonidas
C) Solon
D) Pericles
- 11. Which naval battle saw the Greek victory over the Persians in a surprise attack?
A) Battle of Salamis
B) Battle of Marathon
C) Battle of Plataea
D) Battle of Thermopylae
- 12. What was the primary military advantage of the Greek hoplites in the Battle of Platea?
A) Phalanx formation
B) Calvary units
C) Siege engines
D) Archery skills
- 13. What event triggered the Persian Wars and the subsequent conflicts between Greeks and Persians?
A) Ionian Revolt
B) Peloponnesian War
C) Battle of Troy
D) Sicilian Expedition
- 14. At which pass did the Greek forces, including the Spartans, defend against the Persians in a heroic last stand?
A) Plataea
B) Marathon
C) Thermopylae
D) Salamis
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