HIST 1421 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

HIST 1421 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Two goals of the Delian League were to liberate Ionian Greeks from Persia and safeguard
Aegean Greeks.
Select one:
True

False - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True


The "Peace of Nicias" was to last 30 years, but only lasted 15 years.
Select one:
True

False - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False


Which of these was NOT a result of the Greek victory in the Persian wars?
Select one:
a. Building of the Athenian navy.
b. The weakening of the Spartan army.
c. The growth of the Athenian empire.

d. The expansion of the concept of democracy. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. The
weakening of the Spartan army.


The slaughter following the fall of Melos led to which play?
Select one:
a. The Wasps.
b. The Trojan Women.
c. The Frogs.

d. Oedipus the King. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. The Trojan Women.


The execution of Socrates symbolized the end of the Athenian cultural Golden Age?
Select one:

, True

False - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True


Which of these was NOT a price Athens had to pay for the victory in the Persian Wars?
Select one:
a. Devastated fields and vineyards.
b. Rebuilding Athens.
c. Refortification.

d. Growth of Greek culture. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. Growth of Greek culture.


Of these battles, which was the decisive naval battle against Xerxes?
Select one:
a. Marathon
b. Thermopylae
c. Salamis

d. Artemisium - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. Salamis


The three main things that led to the downfall of Greek culture were chronic warfare, the
spread of Greek culture outside of Greece, and farmers drawn to the cities.
Select one:
True

False - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True


The three areas where Pericles most influenced Athens were foreign policy, buildings on the
Acropolis, and peace with Persia.
Select one:
True

False - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True