Quizs - 8.1 - Greek Mythology and Culture

What did the Greek people express through mythology?

• Their religious beliefs

• Their love of music

• Their economic strategies

• Their political beliefs

Who were the three best-known dramatists who wrote Greek tragedies?

• Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles

• Aristophanes, Menander, and Plautus

• Seneca, Terence, and Plautus

• Euripides, Cicero, and Ovid

Homer's Epic, the Iliad, is about what?

• The Trojan War

• The Odyssey

• The Roman Empire

• The Battle of Hastings

What did the twelve most important gods and goddesses call their home?

• Mount Olympus

• Mount Everest

• Mount Sinai

• Mount Fuji

Who was the king of all Greek Gods?

• Hades

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Apollo

Compare and Contrast Epics and Fables.

• Epics are short stories meant to teach a lesson, while fables are long poems.

• Both epics and fables are always written down and never passed orally.

• Epics are long poems, while fables are short stories meant to teach a lesson.

• There are no similarities between epics and fables.

What is a short tale that teaches a lesson?

• Fable

• Novel

• Biography

• Poem

What is the custom of passing along stories by speech called?

• Written tradition

• Oral tradition

• Digital storytelling

• Visual narrative

Who wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad?

• Homer

• Virgil

• Ovid

• Sophocles

How did the Greek religion affect the daily life of ancient Greeks?

• Greeks believed gods and goddesses could affect their daily life

• Greeks held festivals and feasts to honor the gods

• Greeks built temples to honor gods

• All of the above