Ancient Greece Quiz

Which two city-states were the main rivals in ancient Greece?

• Athens and Sparta

• Argos and Megara

• Corinth and Thebes

• Rhodes and Delphi

Who were the two main Greek philosophers?

• Homer and Herodotus

• Socrates and Plato

• Aristotle and Pythagoras

• Euclid and Archimedes

What is the name of the famous temple in Athens?

• Taj Mahal

• Parthenon

• Colosseum

• Acropolis

Who was the king of Macedonia and conquered much of the known world?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

• Genghis Khan

What type of government did Athens have?

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

• democratic

Which Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Heraclitus

What is the name of the famous Spartan military formation?

• phalanx

• squadron

• battalion

• platoon

Which Greek philosopher is known for his theory of Forms?

• Plato

• Heraclitus

• Socrates

• Aristotle

What is the name of the famous Greek playwright?

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Euripides

• Sophocles

Who was the famous Spartan king who led the Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae?

• King Darius I

• King Agamemnon

• King Xerxes I

• King Leonidas I