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Lesson Quiz 4-3

The Ancient Greeks
DIRECTIONS: Modified True/False In the blank, indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).
If false edit the statement to make it a true statement.
T
________ 1. According to the legend, the messenger Pheidippides began his twenty-six-mile run in Athens.
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F
________ 2. The Persian leader who presented the greatest threat to the Greek empire was named Xerxes.
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T
________ 3. The alliance formed by Sparta to help defend Greece from the Persians was called the
Delian League.
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T
________ 4. During the Age of Pericles, the governing assembly of Athens met every ten days on a hillside
east of the Acropolis.
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________ 5. Pericles spoke about his hopes and ideals for Athens during a public funeral held early in the
Peloponnesian War to honor those who had been killed in combat.
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DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
B
________ 6. In Athens, during the Age of Pericles, every male citizen
A. was lower class. C. was in the military.
B. was eligible to vote on major issues. D. owned slaves.

A
________ 7. After losing the battle of Thermopylae to the Persians, the Athenians
A. abandoned their city. C. fled to Italy.
B. colonized Ionia. D. pledged loyalty to Xerxes.

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