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WorksheetsChapter 10 Greek Culture
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a short tale that teaches a lesson
a)
fable
b)
myth
c)
epic
d)
oracle
2.
a priest or priestess who could tell the future
a)
fable
b)
myth
c)
epic
d)
oracle
3.
a traditional story about gods and goddesses
a)
fable
b)
myth
c)
epic
d)
oracle
4.
the custom of passing along stories by speech
a)
epic
b)
fable
c)
oral tradition
d)
oracle
5.
Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their
a)
religious beliefs.
b)
love of poetry.
c)
love of sport.
d)
political beliefs.
6.
This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad.
a)
Aesop
b)
Odysseus
c)
Croesus
d)
Homer
7.
What are the two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?
a)
comedy and tragedy
b)
myth and fable
c)
epic and tragedy
d)
comedy and myth
8.
The three best-known dramatists who wrote Greek tragedies were Aeschylus, Euripides, and
a)
Aristophanes.
b)
Homer.
c)
Sophocles.
d)
Aesop.
9.
The three types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings were Doric, Ionic, and
a)
Athenian.
b)
Corinthian.
c)
Parthenon.
d)
Gregorian.
10.
a time when Greek ideas spread to nonGreek people
a)
Hellenistic Era
b)
legacy
c)
The Middle Ages
d)
2nd Period
11.
became king of Macedonia at age 20
a)
Philip II
b)
Alexandria
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Mr. Luker
12.
Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Philip II
c)
Jon Cena
d)
Pythagoras
13.
founded by Alexander in Egypt
a)
Cairo
b)
Alexandria
c)
Thebes
d)
Murfreesboro
14.
what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
a)
legacy
b)
money
c)
bones
15.
Which public speaker said that the Macedonian king Philip II was considered a threat to Greek freedom?
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Demosthenes
d)
Thucydides
16.
Alexander and his army of 40,000 Greek and Macedonian soldiers defeated the Persians in the Battle of
a)
Granicus.
b)
Syria.
c)
Alexandria.
d)
Athens.
17.
Alexander’s main enemy, the king of the Persians, was
a)
Philip II.
b)
Issus.
c)
Homer.
d)
Darius III.
18.
After his death, Alexander’s empire fell apart because his
a)
wife gave away the throne.
b)
army was sick with plague.
c)
children did not like war.
d)
generals fought one another.
19.
In Hellenistic kingdoms, government business was conducted in what language?
a)
Egyptian
b)
Persian
c)
Greek
d)
Macedonian
20.
the astronomer who concluded that Earth is round
a)
Eratosthenes
b)
Epicureanism
c)
Stoicism
d)
Epididimus
21.
Happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion.
a)
Epicureanism
b)
Stoicism
c)
Confucius
d)
Buddhism
22.
mathematics that deals with points, lines, and angles
a)
circumference
b)
trigonometry
c)
plane geometry
d)
physics
23.
the distance around the Earth
a)
circumference
b)
orbit
c)
plane geometry
24.
Happiness is the freedom from fear and pain.
a)
Epicureanism
b)
Stoicism
c)
Zorastrianism
d)
Hinduism
25.
Alexandria was the Greek capital of Egypt and was most famous among scholars for its
a)
grand art museums.
b)
exciting architecture.
c)
famous theaters.
d)
vast library.
26.
Hellenistic kings wanted which city’s buildings to serve as a model for all other cities?
a)
Athens
b)
Alexandria
c)
Rhodes
d)
Zeno
27.
Who is known as “the father of medicine”?
a)
Hypatia
b)
Aristarchus
c)
Hippocrates
d)
Euclid
28.
The Greek scientist who stated that the sun is the center of the solar system and that the Earth revolves around it was
a)
Aristarchus.
b)
Euclid.
c)
Hypatia
d)
Epicurus.
29.
Macedonia gained power in the ancient world during the reign of King Philip II.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Many Greeks visited an oracle to fi nd out about the future.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
The Parthenon is an example of a Greek theater
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Aristotle’s writing had no eff ect on the writing of the U.S. Constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
The gods in Greek myths have great powers but look and act like human beings.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Who thought that governments should be headed by philosopher-kings?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Aristophanes
c)
Jason
d)
Plato
35.
Aristotle taught his students the
a)
“golden mean.”
b)
“silver rule.”
c)
“golden way.”
d)
Golden Fleece.
36.
Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Archimedes
d)
Aristotle
37.
Who taught students that the universe followed the same laws that governed music and numbers?
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Thucydides
c)
Pythagoras
d)
Miletus
38.
Which Greek scientist concluded that Earth was round?
a)
Euclid
b)
Archimedes
c)
Eratosthenes
d)
Epicurus
39.
Homer’s epic, the Iliad, is about
a)
Alexander the Great.
b)
Gilgamesh.
c)
the oracle at Delphi.
d)
the Trojan War.
40.
Aesop’s fables were a part of Greek
a)
architecture.
b)
oral tradition.
c)
politics
d)
temples.
41.
a long poem about heroic deeds
a)
fable
b)
myth
c)
epic
d)
oracle
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