Battle of Salamis (480 BC, Greece) — Questions and answers

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Who was the Athenian admiral who masterminded a daring plan for the Greek fleet?

Choices

  1. Xerxes I
  2. Artemisia I
  3. Themistocles ✓
  4. Aristagoras

Answer: Themistocles

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What did the Persian Empire want to do with Greece under Xerxes I?

Choices

  1. Make friends and trade with them
  2. Incorporate Greece into its vast dominion ✓
  3. Help Greece build a strong navy
  4. Ask Greece for protection

Answer: Incorporate Greece into its vast dominion

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How did Themistocles convince the Athenians to build a strong navy?

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  1. He asked the Spartans for ships.
  2. He used silver found at Laurium to build triremes. ✓
  3. He traded gold with Persia for their ships.
  4. He told them to give up their land army.

Answer: He used silver found at Laurium to build triremes.

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Who led the small Greek force that made a valiant stand at Thermopylae?

Choices

  1. Xerxes I
  2. Ephialtes
  3. King Leonidas of Sparta ✓
  4. Themistocles

Answer: King Leonidas of Sparta

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What did Artemisia I advise Xerxes not to do before the Battle of Salamis?

Choices

  1. Blockade the Peloponnese.
  2. Engage the Greek fleet in the narrow straits. ✓
  3. Send a false message to the Greeks.
  4. Wait for more of his ships to arrive.

Answer: Engage the Greek fleet in the narrow straits.

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How did Themistocles trick the Persian fleet into the narrow straits of Salamis?

Choices

  1. He challenged Xerxes to a race.
  2. He sent a false message saying the Greek fleet was divided and ready to flee. ✓
  3. He made loud noises to scare them.
  4. He sailed his ship directly at their fleet.

Answer: He sent a false message saying the Greek fleet was divided and ready to flee.

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What did King Xerxes do after seeing his fleet suffer heavy losses at Salamis?

Choices

  1. He surrendered to the Greeks.
  2. He ordered his army and navy to retreat. ✓
  3. He asked the Greeks to join his army.
  4. He built new ships right away.

Answer: He ordered his army and navy to retreat.

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What was one major consequence of the Greek victory at Salamis?

Choices

  1. It caused Athens to lose all its power.
  2. It made the Persian Empire stronger.
  3. It saved Greece from Persian domination. ✓
  4. It led to all the Greek city-states becoming one country.

Answer: It saved Greece from Persian domination.

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What important idea did the Battle of Salamis help preserve for future generations?

Choices

  1. The Persian Empire's power.
  2. The flame of democracy. ✓
  3. A new type of land army.
  4. The king's personal wealth.

Answer: The flame of democracy.

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