Ch 10 L 1

a traditional story about gods and goddessess

• epic
• myth
• fable
• oral tradition

a short tale that teaches a lesson

• oracle
• myth
• fable 
• epic

the custom of passing along stories by speech

• epic
• oral tradition
• myth
• fable

a long poem about heroic deeds

• fable
• oracle
• myth
• epic

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

• fable
• epic
• oracle
• oral tradition

What are the two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?

• comedy and tragedy
• myth and fable
• epic and tragedy
• comedy and myth

this Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad

• Aesop
• Odysseus
• Homer
• Croesus

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their 

• religious beliefs
• love of poetry
• love of sport
• political belief

The three best-known dramatists who wrote Greek tragedies were Aeschylys, Euripides, and 

• Homer
• Sophocles
• Aristophanes
• Aesop

The three types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings were Doric, Ionic, and  

• Parthenon
• Gregorian
• Athenian
• Corinthian