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Quiz about Battles that Changed the World Marathon

Battles that Changed the World: Marathon Quiz

This quiz is about the Battle of Marathon.

A multiple-choice quiz by Historygod. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Historygod

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,115

Updated
Feb 22 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: DeepHistory (10/10), debray2001 (9/10), ssabreman (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Battle of Marathon was a decisive battle in the Greco-Persian Wars. This was the Persians' first attempt to conquer Greece. In what year did the Battle of Marathon take place? Hint

511 BC

492 BC

490 BC

480 BC

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Question 2 of 10

2. The King of Persia's first attempt to take over Greece began in 492 BC. We know him by the Roman name for him. His Persian name for him is often give as Dariush. Who is this King? Hint

Darius I

Cleomenes I

Darius II

Daius III

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Question 3 of 10

3. This man was one of the ten generals the Greeks had. He is credited with the victory of Marathon because of his tactics. He was a thorn in the side of the Persians. Who was he? Hint

Miltiades

Philipoemon

Pericles

Hegemon

4. In the first part of the battle, the Greeks did something. It is very important to the battle because the Greeks made a final stand after this part. They did it with minimum casualties. What did they do? Hint

Hold their ground

Pull back

Charge

Surrender

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Question 5 of 10

5. There were said to be 6,400 Persians lost in the battle, though no one knows how many drowned in the swamp that they crossed. The Athenians sustained much lighter casualties. How many Athenians were killed? Hint

200

185

192

225

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Question 6 of 10

6. Another city sent its troops to reinforce the Athenians. They arrived too late but witnessed the aftermath of the battle. They knew that the Athenians had won. Though some historians doubt it, this group covered 220 kilometers in 3 days. Who were these solders? Hint

Plateans

Corinthians

Spartans

Ionians

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Question 7 of 10

7. The dead Athenians were given a special honor and not buried at the Athenian cemetery of Kerameikos. They are the only Athenians to have enjoyed this honor. What happened to the dead Athenians' bodies? Hint

They were cremated

Their bodies were left on the field to rot

They were thrown into the ocean

They were buried where they were killed

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to legend, a man named Pheidippides was on his way to Sparta to ask for help. One of the Greek gods came and visited him and asked him why the Athenians did not honor him. Pheidippides promised that they would from now on. Who was this god? Hint

Pan

Agrae

Zeus

Theseus

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Question 9 of 10

9. Another legend has it that a man brought his animal along with him to the Battle of Marathon. It is said that this animal fought alongside his owner. This animal is on the Poikile Stoa. What kind of animal was it? Hint

Bull

Cat

Dog

Horse

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Question 10 of 10

10. Marathon is famous for the Marathon run that a man made from Marathon to Athens to say "We are victorious!" to the Athenians. Exhausted, he died on the spot. Who is the person that ran from Marathon to Athens? Hint

Plutarch

Lucian

Pikermi

Pheidippides

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Battle of Marathon was a decisive battle in the Greco-Persian Wars. This was the Persians' first attempt to conquer Greece. In what year did the Battle of Marathon take place?

Answer: 490 BC

511 BC was when Hippias, tyrant of Athens was exiled. 480 was the Battle of Thermopylae and 492 was when the war began.

2. The King of Persia's first attempt to take over Greece began in 492 BC. We know him by the Roman name for him. His Persian name for him is often give as Dariush. Who is this King?

Answer: Darius I

Darius I took control of Persia through a rebellion that killed the sons of Cyrus the Great. He fought in several wars that also brought him to India and Thrace. His son Xerxes succeeded him.

3. This man was one of the ten generals the Greeks had. He is credited with the victory of Marathon because of his tactics. He was a thorn in the side of the Persians. Who was he?

Answer: Miltiades

Miltiades the Younger was a brave soldier who was also a dictator of a few Greek colonies and was a part of the Ionian Revolt. His son, Metioches, was a life-long prisoner of the Persians. He lost at the battle of Paros, and the politicians at Athens took advantage of this and charged him with treason.

They sentenced him to death, but the sentenced was commuted to a fine of fifty talents. He could not afford this and was sent to prison, where historians think he died of gangrene.

Answer: Pull back

The Greeks pulled back, as planned. This caused a 'double envelope' (a military tactic where both flanks of the enemy are attacked simultaneously) which left the Persians in chaos.

Answer: 192

Most of these killed were during the final chase of the Persians as it turned out that their heavy armor was a disadvantage.

Answer: Spartans

The Spartans rushed to the battle only to find out that they missed it. They toured the battlefield, saw the bodies and the ground, and came to the conclusion that the Athenians had won.

Answer: They were buried where they were killed

They were the only ones to buried where they died rather than in the Athenian Graveyard. On each of their tombs is written:
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The Athenians, as defenders of the Hellenes, in Marathon
destroyed the might of the golden-dressed Medes

In the 1880s, a team of archaeologists excavated the grave. They also found a hastily constructed grave with several bones in it which turned out to be the Persians.

Answer: Pan

The Athenians held the "Festival of Agroteras Thusia" was held from then on. They also built a temple to honor to Pan and a sacrifice was made to Pan annually.

Answer: Dog

There is a legend, by Claudius Aelianus, that has a dog fighting with his master. The dog and master survived the battle (according to the legend).

Answer: Pheidippides

It is a result of this that the modern Olympic games include a "Marathon" (of 26 miles 385 yards, or 42.195 km). This legend is not true because Pheidippides wasn't at the battle! He was going to Sparta (as I have stated in Question 8). They credit the false facts to the historian Herodotus, who wrote about the Persian Wars. I have enjoyed playing this quiz and hope to continue the series "Battles that Changed the World" soon.

Source: Author Historygod

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