Ancient Greece Quiz

The king of the Greek Gods was

• Zeus

• Hermes

• Apollo

Boys in Athens were taught how to

• run a marathon

• play a lyre

• be kings

Girls in Athens were taught how to

• become soldiers

• run a marathon

• weave and sew

Spartan boys were trained to be

• thinkers

• farmers

• soldiers

Ancient Greece was

• a large city

• a collection of cit-states

• an island nation

Alexander the Great was famous for

• conquering many lands

• being a great teacher

• winning the Olympic Games

Right after the Battle of Marathon,

• a messenger ran twenty-six miles to deliver news of the battle

• the Spartans and Athenians fought together to stop the Persian army

• the Greeks drove the Persians out of Greece forever

One great Greek thinker and teacher was

• Plato

• Athena

• Alexander

Athens was the place where

• democracy began

• the Olympic Games began

• Alexander the Great was born

The first Olympics had only one event,

• chariot races

• discus throwing

• a footrace