IZZ 5-1

a long poem about heroic deeds

• fable
• myth
• epic
• oracle
• Mount Olympus

a short tale that teaches a lesson

• fable
• myth
• epic
• oracle
• Mount Olympus

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

• fable
• myth
• epic
• oracle
• Mount Olympus

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

• fable
• myth
• epic
• oracle
• Mount Olympus

the highest mountain in Greece, home to the gods and goddesses

• fable
• myth
• epic
• oracle
• Mount Olympus

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their

• religious beliefs
• love of poetry
• love of sports
• political beliefs

This Greek poet wrote many poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad.

• Aesop
• Odysseus
• Croesus
• Homer

The Greeks performed both types of drama — __________— as part of religious festivals.

• comedy and tragedy
• myth and fable
• epic and tragedy
• comedy and myth

The three best-known writers of Greek tragedies were Aeschylus, Euripides, and

• Aristophanes
• Homer
• Sophocles
• Aesop

The three types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings were Doric, Ionic, and

• Athenian
• Corinthian
• Parthenon
• Gregoric