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

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Who warned King Xerxes about the strength of the Greeks?

Choices

  1. Leonidas
  2. Artabanus ✓
  3. Ephialtes
  4. A hoplite

Answer: Artabanus

From page 2

What did Queen Gorgo tell Leonidas when he spoke of the Oracle's prophecy?

Choices

  1. To stay home and be safe
  2. To go and make Sparta proud ✓
  3. To find another king to go
  4. To surrender to Xerxes

Answer: To go and make Sparta proud

From page 3

What was Leonidas's famous reply when the Persian envoy demanded their weapons?

Choices

  1. "We will surrender!"
  2. "Come and get them!" ✓
  3. "Give us more time!"
  4. "We are afraid!"

Answer: "Come and get them!"

From page 5

What did Ephialtes offer to show King Xerxes?

Choices

  1. A secret way to Sparta
  2. A path around the pass to outflank the Greeks ✓
  3. A map to Leonidas's treasure
  4. A new weapon to use against the Greeks

Answer: A path around the pass to outflank the Greeks

From page 7

What happened to King Leonidas during the final battle?

Choices

  1. He escaped safely.
  2. He was captured by the Persians.
  3. He fell fighting until the very end. ✓
  4. He surrendered to the Persian army.

Answer: He fell fighting until the very end.

From page 9

What did the sacrifice of the Greeks at Thermopylae inspire the rest of Greece to do?

Choices

  1. Give up and let the Persians win
  2. Unite and fight against the Persian invasion ✓
  3. Build a new city in Sparta
  4. Travel to faraway lands

Answer: Unite and fight against the Persian invasion

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