Social Studies Online Quiz- Geek Civilization

Which statement best describes the citizens of Athens?

• All men and women over the age of 18 were citizens.

• Only rich men were citizens.

• Only men who were born in Athens were citizens.

• All the people who lived in Athens were citizens.

In which field did Pythagoras make important contributions?

• literature

• architecture

• mathematics

• philosophy

Why was the period between 460 and 429 B.C.E. called Athens's "Golden Age?"

• Coins and weapons were made from gold.

• At that time, most Athenians worshipped golden statues of gods.

• Art, science, and philosophy flourished during that time

• Because King Midas was in charge of Greece.

The Greek writer who wrote epic poetry like The Illiad and The Odyssey was -

• Homer

• Plato

• Archimedes

• Sophocles

What was the name of the most famous temple in Greece built to honor the goddess Athena?

• Pericles

• Parthenon

• Athena

• Oracle

What were the names of the first Greek stories that were Epic poems written by Homer and based on stories between Greece and the city of Troy?

• Socratic Poems

• Tragedy and Comedy

• Iliad and Odyssey

• Plato and Aristotle

What was an outdoor theater called that was used to put on plays during religious festivals?

• amphitheater

• stage

• field

• stadium

(a)   had consumed poison for the of truth and justice.

The older name for Greece was (a)  

(a)   was the most powerful ruler of Roman Civilization?