WorksheetsGreek culture
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Hellenistic Era produced a great body of
a)
Scientific achievement
b)
art and architecture
c)
literature and philosophy
d)
all of the above
2.
____was sentenced to death for his teachings.
a)
Euclid
b)
Plato
c)
Archimedes
d)
Socrates
3.
taught that the universe followed the same rules as music and numbers
a)
Pythagoras
b)
Plato
c)
Archimedes
d)
Socrates
4.
Which library attracted scholars from all over the world.
a)
Paris
b)
Indian
c)
Alexandria
d)
Alexander
5.
Who said, "Give me a lever and a place to stand, and I will move the earth!"
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Pythagoras
d)
Archimedes
6.
Highest mountain in Greece
a)
Mt. McKinley
b)
Mt. Helens
c)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d)
Mt. Olympus
7.
A traditional story about gods and goddesses
a)
Epic
b)
Memoir
c)
Myth
d)
Fable
8.
Aristarchus was an astronomer who taught that
a)
the sun was the center of the universe
b)
the earth was round
c)
the earth was flat
d)
gravity keeps people on earth
9.
Aristotle taught his students to follow the
a)
Golden fleece
b)
Golden rule
c)
Golden mean
d)
Golden bridge
10.
The Father of History is
a)
Herodotus
b)
Homer
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Socrates
11.
A time when Greek culture spread throughout the non-Greek world
a)
Mesozoic Era
b)
Helen Era
c)
Hellenistic Era
d)
Odyssey Era
12.
Studied how points, lines, angles, and planes relate to one another
a)
Plato
b)
Euclid
c)
Epicurus
d)
Archimedes
13.
The philosopher who taught that happiness, the goal of life, came from spending time with friends.
a)
Herodotus
b)
Euclid
c)
Epicurus
d)
Stoic
14.
Built one of the greatest cities of the ancient world and named it after himself
a)
Memphis
b)
Alexandria
c)
Gaza
d)
Lisbon
15.
Philosopher who taught that absolute right and wrong did exist
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristarchus
d)
Pythagoras
16.
Herodotus wrote
a)
The Odyssey
b)
The History of the Persian Wars
c)
The Book of the Dead
d)
Antigone
17.
Homer's epic, the Iliad, was about
a)
The Trojan War
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Gilgamesh
d)
The oracle of Delphi
18.
Who loved Greek culture and planned to conquer Persia
a)
Alexander
b)
Phillip II
c)
Archimedes
d)
Socrates
19.
Which philosopher thought that governments should be headed by philosopher-kings
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Archimedes
c)
Socrates
d)
Plato
20.
Who freed Greek cities in Asia Minor from Persian rule?
a)
Phillip II
b)
Alexander
c)
Cyrus the Great
d)
Xerxes
21.
Philip II got some Greek cities to join him by
a)
all of the above
b)
conquering
c)
bribing
d)
inviting
22.
What was the main purpose of a fable?
a)
Tell a story about a hero
b)
Persuade political votes
c)
Teach a moral lesson
d)
Keeping accurate historical records
23.
Who believed that the human mind could understand everything
a)
Epicureans
b)
Sophists
c)
Stoics
d)
philosophers
24.
A commander in the army at 16 and a king at 20
a)
Phillip II
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Euclid
Euclid
Euclid
d)
Socrates
25.
Who wrote the Odyssey?
a)
Plate
b)
Homer
c)
Herodotus
d)
Socrates
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