Greek Architecture and Sculpture Quiz

Who designed the Parthenon?

• Phidias

• Ictinus

• Socrates

• Plato

Who designed the statue of Athena?

• Ictinus

• Phidias

• Aristotle

• Pericles

What is emphasized in Greek sculpture?

• The beauty of nature

• The beauty of the human form

• The beauty of animals

• The beauty of architecture

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Greek sculpture?

• Attention to detail

• Emphasis on the beauty of the human form

• Lifelike and proportionate

• Use of bright colors

Thales is associated with which field of study?

• Literature

• Natural Science

• Music

• Art

What was Pythagoras known as?

• The father of geometry

• The father of algebra

• The father of numbers

• The father of calculus

What did Pythagoras believe about numbers?

• Only some things could be numbered

• Everything could be numbered

• Numbers were irrelevant

• Numbers were only for counting

Which ancient mathematician is associated with the Pythagorean Theorem?

• Euclid

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Aristotle

What did Pythagoras and Hippocrates contribute to the sciences?

• Astronomy and astrology

• Mathematics and medicine

• Chemistry and biology

• Physics and engineering

Match the following

• Son of Zeus; sewn into Zeus's thigh

• Hephaestus

• King of all gods

• Hera

• Zeus's Wife

• Aphrodite

• Hera's deformed son; good with metal

• Dionysus

• Hephaestus's wife

• Zeus