Q 01/05

In which year was the Battle of Thermopylae fought?

A) 480 BC

B) 470 BC

C) 460 BC

D) 450 BC

Answer · why

A) 480 BC

The naval Battle of Artemisium was fought at the same time.

Q 02/05

How many days of direct fighting did the battle involve?

A) Seven

B) One

C) Three

D) Five

Answer · why

C) Three

The Greeks held the pass for seven days in all, counting the stand-off before the assault.

Q 03/05

Which naval battle was fought simultaneously with Thermopylae?

A) Mycale

B) Artemisium

C) Salamis

D) Naupactus

Answer · why

B) Artemisium

The Greek strategy needed both the pass and the straits to be held.

Q 04/05

Which Athenian proposed blocking the pass while the fleet held the straits?

A) Miltiades

B) Pericles

C) Aristides

D) Themistocles

Answer · why

D) Themistocles

He later lured the Persian fleet to its destruction at Salamis.

Q 05/05

Roughly how large was the Greek force that marched to the pass?

A) 7,000

B) 10,000

C) 15,000

D) 30,000

Answer · why

A) 7,000

It included an estimated 300 Spartans.