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Greece Beginning

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Leader of Athens during the Golden Age

a)

Alexander

b)

Pericles

c)

Xerxes

d)

Socrates

2.
a)
Corinthian
b)
Doric
c)
Ionic
d)
Plain
3.
The playwright who wrote Oedipus Rex a tragedy about the son killing his dad and marrying his mother
a)
Aeschylus
b)
Sophocles
c)
Plato
d)
Homer
4.
Who wrote the Iliad and Oddyssey?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aeschylus
c)
Herodotus
d)
Homer
5.
a)
Ionic
b)
Corinthian
c)
Doric
d)
Decorative
6.
Who was the father of History?
a)
Thucydides
b)
Aristotle
c)
Herodotus
d)
Archimedes
7.
Who invented this?
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Plato
c)
Euclid
d)
Hippocrates
8.
Who was the 1st physician and now doctors have to take his oath?
a)
Herodotus
b)
Socrates
c)
Sophocles
d)
Hippocrates
9.
Who wrote the Republic and was a student of Socrates?
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Aeschylus
d)
Thucydides
10.
a)
Ionic
b)
Corinthian
c)
Doric
d)
Decorative
11.
Who invented this and other principles about water?
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Archimedes
c)
Socrates
d)
Phidias
12.

What philosopher was put on trial for corrupting the Athenian youth by questioning things and was put to death?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Homer

13.
Who was a tyrant in Athens that codified laws?
a)
Solon
b)
Pericles
c)
Homer
d)
Draco
14.
Who were the Helots in Sparta?
a)
Slaves
b)
Women
c)
Soldiers
d)
Nobles
15.
Government with "rule by the people"
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Tyranny
16.
King of the Gods
a)
Zues
b)
Apollo
c)
Poseidon
d)
Hades
17.
Goddess of Wisdom
a)
Hera
b)
Artemis
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Athena
18.
Government where rule by small group
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
19.

Government where one takes over by force

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

20.
God of the sun, medicine, and music
a)
Zues
b)
Apollo
c)
Poseidon
d)
Hades
21.

Athens and Sparta become allies to beat an invader during the

a)

Punic Wars

b)

Peloponnesian Wars

c)

Persian Wars

d)

Trojan War

22.

What type of government did Athens have where citizens participate in government?

a)

Aristocracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Direct Democracy

23.

Draco codified the laws in Athens. How did Draco's achievements raise equality in Athens?

a)

Citizens had a chance to own land

b)

Citizens could know what was legal

c)

Citizens could vote in the Assembly

d)

Citizens has the chance to be in the Council

24.

The excerpt describes actions taken by Athenians facing-

a)

famine

b)

invasion

c)

flooding

d)

earthquakes

25.

Alexander spread Greek culture which is called?

a)

Hellenic

b)

Greco

c)

Alexandrian

d)

Aristollian

26.

Which of these best completes the diagram?

a)

The Greco-Persian Wars begin

b)

The Peloponnesian Wars begin

c)

Sparta began to pay tribute to Athens

d)

Athens began to decrease its naval forces

27.

What is the correct order of governments in Athens from its 1st to its last?

a)

Tyranny, Democracy, Theocracy, Aristocracy

b)

Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, Autocracy

c)

Monarchy, Aristocracy, Tyranny, Democracy

d)

Aristocracy, Tyranny, Monarchy, Democracy

28.

In this quote Pericles places emphasis on-

a)

maintaining a strong military

b)

promoting civic participation

c)

honoring deceased heroes

d)

rewarding the aristocracy

29.

Which statement best describes the effect of the Persian Wars on Athens?

a)

Athens isolated itself from international affairs

b)

Athens was bankrupt by the cost of the Persian Wars

c)

Athens was conquered by Persia

d)

Athens continued to create innovations in government and culture

30.

What is this building and where is it located?

a)

Pantheon, Athens

b)

Parthenon, Sparta

c)

Parthenon, Athens

d)

Pantheon, Sparta