Greek Culture

What is a long poem about heroic deeds called?

• A fable

• A myth

• An epic

• An oral tradition

What is a short tale that teaches a lesson called?

• An epic

• A short story

• A fable

• A myth

What is a traditional story about gods and goddesses called?

• A fable

• An oral tradition

• A legend

• A myth

What is a priest or priestess who could tell the future called?

• A fable

• A Delphi

• A seer

• An oracle

What is the custom of passing along stories by speech called?

• Oral tradition

• Story telling

• Talk time

• Speaking tradition

What did the Greek people expressed through mythology?

• Their love of drama

• Political beliefs

• A way of teaching lessons

• Religious beliefs

Which Greek poet wrote several epic poems?

• Aesop

• Odysseus

• Homer

• Sophocles

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

• Epic and tragedy

• Myth and fable

• Comedy and tragedy

• Comedy and epic

Who were the three best known dramatists that wrote Greek tragedies?

• Aeschylus, Homer, and Aesop

• Euripides, Sophocles, and Aeschylus

• Homer, Euripides, and Sophocles

• Aesop, Homer, and Sophocles

What were the three types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings?

• Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian

• Doric, Athenian, and Ionic

• Gregorian, Athenian, and Ionic

• Athenian, Parthenon, and Corinthian