Greek Achievements

Which famous playwright wrote dark tragedies dealing with women's struggles in Greek culture?

• Euripdes

• Aristophanes

• Sophocles

• Aristotle

What was Sophocles most famous tragedy called?

• The Fall of Alexandria

• The Athenian Defeat of Sparta

• The Hellenistic Times

• Oedipus Rex

Who was Sophocles?

• He was the inventor of Philosophy

• A brilliant playwright known for the tragedies he wrote

• The inventor of the pulley system

• The father of Algebra

Who was Aristophanes?

• A brilliant pottery maker known for his "Red Figures"

• The father of all knowledge

• A well liked playwright known for his comedies

• The most famous ancient Greek actor

What was "Black Figure" pottery?

• It had a red background with black figures

• It had a black background with red figures

• It was all silhouette

• It only depicted battle scenes

What famous Greek philosopher created a school called the Lyceum, and tutored Alexander the Great?

• Plato

• Archimedes

• Aristotle

• Euripides

Who established a school known as the Academy?

• Plato

• Juno

• Pathiagen

• Euripedes

This Greek philosopher suggested that "the unexamined life is not worth living".

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Sophocles

What is perhaps the best known contribution of the Greeks?

• Architecture

• Philosophy

• Mathematics

• Literature

What word means "lover of wisdom"?

• Phonics

• Dysphoria

• Lyceum

• Philosophy