Ch 8 L 1 Greek Culture

What term means a long poem or story about heroes and their heroic deeds?

• an epic

• a fable

• a myth

• an oracle

What term means a short tale that teaches a lesson?

• a fable

• a tragedy

• a comedy

• a drama

What style of architecture are the Greeks known for?

• classical

• modern

• gothic

• victorian

What word means a traditional story about gods and goddesses?

• a myth

• a fable

• a comedy

• oral tradition

What term means the custom of passing along stories by word of mouth?

• oral tradition

• a tragedy

• a drama

• an epic

In The Iliad, what was built in order to trick the Trojans that the Greeks had retreated back to Greece?

• a wooden horse

• a massive ship

• an iron statue

• a bronze chariot

Which Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including The Iliad and The Odyssey?

• Homer

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Odysseus

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

• comedy and tragedy

• tragedy and satire

• musical and comedy

• musical and satire

Aeschylus, Euripides, and who were well know Greek playwrights? Mark all that apply.

• Sophocles

• Aristophanes

• Hades

• Athena

Where did the Greeks believe the 12 most important gods and goddesses lived?

• Mount Olympus

• Mount Everest

• Mount Kilamanjaro

• Mount Mythology