Greek Quiz Cards

What is another name for a Greek city-state?

• polis
• acropolis
• megapolis
• metropolis

What are the first five letters of the Greek alphabet in order?

• A

  B

  C

  D

  E

• Alef

  Beta

  Che

  Dee

  Eieio

• Alpha

  Beta

  Gamma

  Delta

  Epsilon

• Phi

  Kappa

  Tau

  Sigma

  Chi

Which polis had a near-perfect location that ensured its success as a great seaport and commercial center?

• Sparta

• Megara

• Corinth

• Argos

Which polis was where democracy flourished and sculptors, mathematicians, philosophers, playwrights, and common citizens lived in freedom and participated in state decisions?

• Athens

• Argos

• Megara

• Gilbert

What did the ancient Greeks call themselves as people?

• Persians

• Israelites

• Romans

• Hellenes

What was the most frequently worn item of clothing in ancient Greece?

• Chaire

• Hellenes

• Spartans

• Chiton

Which polis had a thriving textile industry, colonized all over the eastern Mediterranean, and founded Byzantium at the entrance to the Black Sea?

• Megara

• Corinth

• Argos

• Sparta

Which polis had a poor climate and location, but became renowned for its musicians, poets, sculptors, and open-air theaters?

• Argos

• Minneapolis

• Sparta

• Pittsburgh

Which city-state had a military tradition of great bravery and human physical endurance, but to attain its goals harshly trained its boys in "boot camps" from the age of seven?

• Athens

• Corinth

• Megara

• Sparta

What does monotheistic mean?

• Belief in many gods

• Loving music and poetry

• Belief in one god

• Living in fear of invasion