Persian Fire III
The questions and their answers in this quiz are all taken from "Persian Fire", by Tom Holland. It is divided into 5 sections. This part contains questions about the Second Persian War.
Author
Kallistos Alexandros
1.
E. The Second Persian War
The first contingent of the Persian army to attack at Thermopylae was...
A)
The Immortals
B)
The Ionian Greeks
C)
The Saka
D)
The Sogdianans
E)
The Medes
2. Who brought the news of the defeat at Thermopylae to the Athenian navy at Artemisium?
A)
Scyllias
B)
Philippides
C)
Eurybiades
D)
Abronichus
E)
Ephialtes
3. Which city in the Peloponnese took in the refugees from Athens?
A)
Sparta
B)
Corinth
C)
Megara
D)
Troezen
E)
Metropolis
4. Who brought the false intelligence to the Persians which caused the Athenian victory at Salamis?
A)
Artemisia
B)
Callimachus
C)
Sicinnus
D)
Apollodorus
E)
Cimon
5. Who killed the Persian, Mardonius at the battle of Plataea?
A)
Pausanias
B)
A Spartan soldier
C)
An Athenian soldier
D)
A persian officer
E)
It was accidental