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WorksheetsAncient Greece
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Agora
b)
Chiton
c)
Columns
d)
Myth
2.
a)
Agora
b)
Chiton
c)
Columns
d)
Myth
3.
a)
Agora
b)
Chiton
c)
Columns
d)
Myth
4.
a)
Agora
b)
Chiton
c)
Columns
d)
Myth
5.
How do you pronounce Chiton?
a)
Kai-tun
b)
Chai-tun
c)
Cheye-ton
6.
a)
Labyrinth
b)
Pokeball
c)
Narcissus
7.
a)
Minotaur
b)
Medusa
c)
Arachnid
d)
Zeus
8.
a)
Minotaur
b)
Medusa
c)
Arachnid
d)
Zeus
9.
a)
Minotaur
b)
Medusa
c)
Arachnid
d)
Zeus
10.
a)
Minotaur
b)
Medusa
c)
Arachnid
d)
Zeus
11.
True or False: Women were allowed to be in the Olympics during Ancient Greek times
a)
True
b)
False
12.
True or False? Most people were farmers.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What is a peninsula
a)
Mountains
b)
Land surrounded by water on 1 side
c)
Land Surrounded by water on 3 sides
d)
Land surrounded by water on 6 sides
14.
A democracy is defined as....
a)
Being ruled by a king or queen
b)
Being ruled by a dicator
c)
Being ruled by the people
d)
Being ruled by only 3 people
15.
In Athens only the _________ were allowed to vote
a)
women
b)
children
c)
slaves
d)
men
16.
In Athens there was about __________ percent of the population that could vote
a)
50%
b)
100%
c)
12%
d)
3%
17.
Greece is a peninsula which means
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it.
b)
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
18.
Which type of government is run by the people?
a)
oligarchy
b)
aristocracy
c)
monarchy
d)
democracy
19.
Greece's mainland is a ________.
a)
Desert
b)
Swamp
c)
Peninsula
d)
Mountain
20.
Greeks believed the gods caused ______________
a)
Natural Events
b)
Trouble
c)
The world to work
21.
________ was a blind poet, who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey.
a)
Achilles
b)
Hector
c)
Aesop
d)
Homer
22.
An animal that has eight legs and no antennae or wings: includes spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks.
a)
arachnids
b)
bugs
23.
A maze.
a)
labyrinth
b)
patch
24.
Someone who never dies.
a)
mortal
b)
immortal
25.
What is Arachne's talent?
a)
Weaving
b)
Singing
c)
Dancing
d)
Painting
26.
What does Athena turn Arachne into?
a)
A puppy
b)
A spider
c)
A bird
d)
A tree
27.
Who does Arachne challenge to a weaving contest?
a)
Ares
b)
Hera
c)
Aphrodite
d)
Athena
28.
What came out of Pandora's box?
a)
Magical creatures
b)
All the happiness in the world
c)
All the evils in the world
d)
Supernatural powers
29.
Why did Zeus have Pandora made?
a)
She was gift to Hera
b)
He was lonely
c)
To get revenge on the humans
d)
To help clean up after man
30.
The first woman created, according to the ancient Greeks, was ____________.
a)
Eve
b)
Rhea
c)
Hera
d)
Pandora
31.
All of the evils were introduced into the world, according to the ancient Greeks, when Pandora opened the ____________.
a)
apple
b)
box
c)
chest
d)
ark
32.
Oral literature is that which is shared through spoken language
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Who defeated the Minotaur?
a)
Phaethon
b)
Perseus
c)
Bellerophon
d)
Theseus
34.
Which character fell in love with him/herself?
a)
Atalanta
b)
Arachne
c)
Narcissus
d)
Pygmalion
35.
Medusa was deadly because
a)
the snakes in her hair were poisonous
b)
if she touched you, you turned to dust
c)
if you looked her in the eyes, you turned to stone
d)
she was a sorcerer
36.
Which story explains the four seasons?
a)
Perseus & Andromeda
b)
Perseus & Medusa
c)
Persephone & Hades
d)
Orpheus & Eurydice
37.
Who was the king of the gods?
a)
Hercules
b)
Hades
c)
Zeus
d)
Hermes
38.
Who was the goddess of love and beauty?
a)
Athena
b)
Aphrodite
c)
Hera
d)
Persephone
39.
Who was Hades wife?
a)
Hera
b)
Demeter
c)
Persephone
d)
Athena
40.
How did Narcissus die?
a)
He was in love with himself and looked at his face in a lake until he died
b)
Echo killed him after he betrayed her
c)
He was killed by Zeus because of how Narcissus treated his much beloved daughter Echo
d)
He killed himself when Echo fell in love with Pan
41.
God of the sky; chief god; weapon is a lightning bolt
a)
Zeus
b)
Athena
c)
Hades
d)
Poisidon
42.
Arachne had the character traits of _________________________.
a)
angry and regretful
b)
talented and loving
c)
selfish and boastful
d)
powerful and brave
43.
Arachne had the talent of ___________________.
a)
playing basketball
b)
weaving
c)
playing the piano
d)
looking pretty
44.
Athena turned Medusa into a __________________________.
a)
serpent
b)
witch
c)
dog
d)
spider
45.
Athena taught Arachne and Medusa the lesson of __________________________.
a)
not to be boastful.
b)
not to be caring.
c)
not to be angry.
d)
not to be talented.
46.
Pandora had the character traits of ____________________________.
a)
curiosity and regret
b)
happy and friendly
c)
loving and unhappy
d)
mad and powerful
47.
What happened to Echo as a consequence for her actions?
a)
She turned into a serpent.
b)
She grew donkey ears.
c)
She turned into a flower.
d)
She could only echo other people's words.
48.
Narcissus had the character traits of __________________________.
a)
self-absorbed and arrogant
b)
nice and friendly
c)
talkative and loving
d)
powerful and brave
49.
Heracles had the character traits of __________________________________.
a)
strong and brave
b)
weak and happy
c)
caring and unhappy
d)
dumb and loving
50.
Hades had the character traits of ________________________.
a)
happy and caring
b)
greedy and evil
c)
loving and thoughtful
d)
kind and loving
51.
Hades lives in _________________________.
a)
the Underworld
b)
Olympus
c)
a rock
52.
What lesson are we supposed to learn from the story of Narcissus?
a)
Don't be too vain.
b)
Flowers are beautiful.
c)
A duck's quack can't echo.
d)
That's actually not true.
53.
Hades is similar to...
a)
Satan
b)
God
54.
Zeus is similar to...
a)
God
b)
Hades
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