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Ancient Greeks

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are the 12 main Greek gods?

a)

Zeus, Hera, Hephaesteus, Athena, Hermes, Artemis, Apollo, Dionysus, Ares, Aphrodite, Persephone, and Poseidon

b)

Zeus, Hera, Hephaesteus, Athena, Hermes, Artemis, Apollo, Dionysus, Ares, Aphrodite, Demeter, and Poseidon

c)

Zeus, Hera, Hephaestus, Athena, Hermes, Artemis, Apollo, Dionysus, Ares, Aphrodite, Demeter, and Poseidon

d)

Zeus, Hera, Hephaesteus, Athena, Hermeus, Artemis, Apollo, Dionysus, Ares, Aphrodite, Demeter, and Poseidon

2.

What does this mean, Δελφοί, and what is it?

a)

Delphin, temple to Ares

b)

Delphi, temple to Apollo

c)

Shrine of Aphrodite

d)

Demeter’s Cornucopia

3.

Which god, in Greek mythology, was the twin brother of Artemis?

a)

Apolio

b)

Apollo

c)

Areas

d)

Ares

4.

In Greek mythology, what did Icarus do wrong?

a)

He ate his spirit animal.

b)

He killed his grandfather.

c)

He fought against his people.

d)

He flew too close to the sun.

5.

In 530 B.C., what Greek mathematician noticed that the morning star and the evening star were the same star?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus’s

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Copernicus

6.

What is the most southern point of land in Greece?

a)

Gavdos

b)

Athens

c)

Sparta

d)

Rome

7.

How many tourists went to Greece in 2016?

a)

29 Billion

b)

28 Million

c)

27 Million

d)

26.5 Million

8.

What is Greece also called?

a)

Græce

b)

Greakland

c)

The Hellenic Republic

d)

Greeceopolis

9.

What is the order and name for the social classes? (Highest to Lowest)

a)

Blablin, Ablin, Tablin

b)

Athenians, Metics, Freedmen

c)

Gavadon, Gorsch, Sebian

d)

Blablon, Ablon, Tablon

10.

The guardian spirits of nature in Geek mythology were called what?

a)

Faieries

b)

Nymphs

c)

Aquarius

d)

Jesus

11.

Hades is the Greek god for what?

a)

The Overworld

b)

All The OtherGgods

c)

The Underground

d)

Religion

12.

How did the greeks change the environment?

a)

They caused global warming.

b)

Through their architecture.

c)

Through deforestation.

d)

They didn't

13.

According to Greek legend, Alexander the Great cut what?

a)

The Gordian Knot

b)

The Rantion Hide

c)

The Price of Used Clothes

d)

The Sambion Hide

14.

The Greeks named what ancient African country for the "sunburnt faces" of its natives?

a)

Egypt

b)

South Africa

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Nigeria

15.

What fruit did early Greek Olympians sometimes wear as medals?

a)

Laurels

b)

Tammon

c)

Medalfruit

d)

Figs

16.

The last letter of the Greek alphabet is what?

a)

Gamma

b)

Omega

c)

z

d)

Delta

17.

How many empires were the greeks part of?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

Too many

d)

2

18.

The Astronomical term "Galaxy" comes from the Greek word for what?

a)

Cream

b)

Space

c)

Sky

d)

Milk

19.

The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. How was it destroyed?

a)

Invaders

b)

Aliens

c)

A Tornado

d)

An Earthquake

20.

In Athens, Greece, what temple is atop the Acropolis?

a)

The Parthenon

b)

Delphi

c)

Olympia

d)

The Ontran

21.

What was the correct answer to question number (5 x 3 - 6)

a)

27 Million

b)

Athenians, Metics, Freedmen

c)

Nymphs

d)

7

e)

Zeus, Hera, Hephaestus, Athena, Hermes, Artemis, Apollo, Dionysus, Ares, Aphrodite, Demeter, and Poseidon