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Persian Fire II

The questions and their answers in this quiz are all taken from "Persian Fire", by Tom Holland. The quiz is divided into three parts. This part contains questions about Athens and the First Persian War. Part one contains questions about Persia and Sparta, and part three deals with The Second Persian War. Enjoy, and good luck.

Author Kallistos Alexandros

1. C. Athens
The people of Athens considered themselves to have come from...
A) Ionia

B) The steppes of what is now Russia

C) Crete

D) They thought that they had sprung up out of the dirt

E) Delos

2. Only one animal was allowed to live on the Acropolis, it was...
A) A goat

B) The eagle in the temple of Zeus

C) A snake

D) The oracular chickens

E) A security goose

3. Who caused the great ramp to built built up to the Acropolis?
A) Thesus

B) Themistocles

C) Darius

D) Solon

E) Pericles

4. The first victor at the olympic games was said to have been...
A) A goat herder

B) A Eupatrid

C) A shepherd

D) A professional athlete

E) Apollo

5. The first port of Athens was...
A) Piraeus

B) Sunion

C) Phalerum

D) Eleusis

E) Laurium

6. D. The First Persian War
Who was the instigator of the Ionian revolt of 495?
A) Histiaeus

B) Artaphernes

C) Cleomenes

D) Mithridates

E) Aristagoras

7. Which city sent all of its soldiers to fight with the Athenians at Marathon?
A) Sparta

B) Thespaei

C) Argos

D) Plataea

E) Messina

8. Where did Datis come from?
A) He was a Persian by blood

B) He was an Athenian traitor

C) He was a Spartan exile

D) He was a Phoenician

E) He was a Mede

9. Who was the war archon of Athens at the battle of Marathon?
A) Callimachus

B) Miltiades

C) Hippias

D) Aristeides

E) Themistocles

10. In 490, King Alexander of Macedon...
A) Remained neutral

B) Became a vassal of the Persians

C) Fought on the side of Persia

D) Fought on the side of Athens

E) Attempted to negotiate a peace.