Ch. 8 Lesson 1: Greek Culture

Which of these is a long poem about heroic deeds?

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

Which of these is the custom of passing along stories by speech?

• oral tradition

• myth

• oracle

• epic

Which of these is a short tale that teaches a lesson?

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

Which of these is a priest or priestess who could tell the future?

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

Which of these is a traditional story about gods and goddesses?

• fable

• myth

• oral tradition

• oracle

Through mythology, the Greek people have expressed their

• religious beliefs

• love of sport

• love of poetry

• political beliefs

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

• Aesop

• Croesus

• Homer

• Odysseus

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

The three best-known dramatists who wrote Greek tragedies were

• Sophocles

• Aesop

• Aeschylus

• Euripides

The three types of columns used in Greek architecture were

• Corinthian

• Doric

• Ionic

• Gregorian