6th GRADE quiz - GREECE

What blind poet is famous for his works the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey?"

• Alexander
• Plato
• Socrates
• Homer

What event, started in 776 B.C., was the FIRST of its kind recorded in Greek history?

• Olympics
• war
• debate
• use of gyms

Who was the supposed king of the Greek gods?

• Hera
• Zeus
• Pluto
• Achilles

What Greek structure is a hilltop fortress that was the seat of their government and religion?

• Pantheon
• Parthenon
• Acropolis
• agora

What Greek structure was their common marketplace but also used for conversation and political debate?

• acropolis
• parthenon
• amphitheater
• agora