Ancient Greece- 8.1 Quiz

a long poem about heroic deeds

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

• Mount Olympus

a short tale that teaches a lesson

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

• Mount Olympus

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

• Mount Olympus

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

• Mount Olympus

highest mountain in Greece, home to the gods and goddesses

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

• Mount Olympus

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their

• religious beliefs.

• love of poetry.

• love of sports.

• political beliefs.

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

• Aesop

• Odysseus

• Croesus

• Homer

The Greeks performed two types of dramas called ____ and ____.

• comedy and tragedy

• myth and fable

• epic and tragedy

• comedy and myth

The three best-known writers of Greek tragedies were Aeschylus, Euripides, and

• Aristophanes.

• Homer.

• Sophocles.

• Aesop.

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

• Athenian.

• Corinthian.

• Parthenon.

• Gregorian.