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Our Greek Heritage

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This ancient Greek philosopher started the Academy. He also wrote a famous book called the Republic. He did not believe in democracy.
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
d)
Dionysus
2.

Scientist who applied principles of physics to make practical inventions such as a system levers and pulleys and displacement

a)

Archimedes

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Athena

d)

Aristotle

3.

a philosopher who studied under Plato and believed reason should guide the pursuit of knowledge

a)

Archimedes

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Athena

d)

Aristotle

4.

Ancient Greek artwork includes...

a)

sculptures and weaving

b)

painting and weaving

c)

jewelry making and weaving

d)

sculptures and paintings

5.
The design of buildings is called...
a)
contribution
b)
architecture
c)
Parthenon
d)
Athena
6.

What architectural design did we get from the ancient Greeks? (The White House and the Lincoln Memorial has these in their building design)

a)

columns

b)

arches

c)

roads

d)

paintings

7.

The ancient Greeks built this building to honor the goddess Athena.

a)

Parthenon

b)

Peninsula

c)

Architecture

d)

Columns

8.

Euclid and Pythagoras

a)

math

b)

history

c)

poetry

d)

philosophy

9.

Archimedes and Hippocrates

a)

drama

b)

science

c)

philosophy

d)

poetry

10.

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

a)

drama

b)

science

c)

math

d)

Philosophy

11.

Sophocles and Aeschylus

a)

drama

b)

poetry

c)

mathematics

d)

philosophy

12.

A part of a culture that is passed down from one generation to the next. This may consist of traditions, a way of life, art, music, literature, paintings, etc.

a)

heritage

b)

mythology

c)

philosophy

d)

sculpture

13.

A scientist that calculated the circumference of the earth

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Euclid

c)

Eratosthenes

d)

Archimedes

14.

Greek mathematician developed geometry

a)

Eratosthenes

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Euclid

d)

Archimedes

15.

Medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic Oath

a)

Athena

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Euclid

d)

Eratosthenes

16.
Who was the philosopher that taught by asking questions?
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
d)
Alexander
17.

Which philosopher was a student of Socrates?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Alexander

d)

Euclid

18.
Which philosopher started an Academy in Greece?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Socrates
c)
Plato
d)
Zeus
19.
What did Socrates do that got him into trouble?
a)
 He tried to overthrow the Athenian government by starting a revolution.
b)
He abandoned his belief in the gods and goddesses and became a Christian.
c)
He accused Athenian leaders of leading young people into error and disloyalty.
d)
He encouraged people to question the very things they thought they knew.
20.

Which is not a main philosopher from Ancient Greece?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Laozi

d)

Aristotle

21.
Who is considered the "father of medicine"?
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Artistotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Plato
22.

He wrote set of rules that doctors still promise to follow today.

a)

Sophocles

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Euclid

23.

For what Greek goddess was the temple of the Parthenon built?

a)

Athena, goddess of wisdom

b)

Samothrace, goddess of victory

c)

Aphrodite, goddess of beauty

d)

Parthenia, goddess of architecture

24.

The famous Greek plays held in outdoor amphitheaters were either

a)

comedies or myths

b)

funny or disaters

c)

comedies or tragedies

d)

fairy tales or tragedies

25.

Whose most famous work is called the "Republic" that describes his idea for an ideal government?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Eratosthenes

26.
Who were the three major Greek playwrights?
a)
Euripides, Oedipus Rex, Prometheus 
b)
Thespis, Euripides, Stavros
c)
Euripides, Thespis, Sophocles
d)
Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus
27.

A play intended for a performance by actors on a stage.


a)

drama

b)

disaster

c)

myth

d)

oracle

28.

a sacred shrine where a god or goddess was said to reveal the future through a priest or priestess

a)

parthenon

b)

oracle

c)

Athena

d)

sculpture

29.

Ancient Greeks used their admiration of the human body to create this three-dimensional work of art

a)

sculpture

b)

architecture

c)

columns

d)

paintings

30.
What building is this
a)
Hanging Gardens
b)
Ziggurat
c)
Parthenon
d)
Pantheon
31.
Who was Pericles?
a)
A Prisoner
b)
An Athenian Leader and General
c)
An Athenian Professor
d)
A Basketball Player
32.
Athens entered the Golden Age after the defeat of the Persians. 
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Which leader rebuilt Athens after the Persian Wars and made it even more democratic?
a)
Solon
b)
Draco
c)
Pericles
d)
Darius
34.
a written art form created by the Greeks
a)
drama
b)
tragedy
c)
comedy
d)
philosophy
35.
the study of basic truths and ideas about the universe
a)
drama
b)
tragedy
c)
comedy
d)
philosophy
36.
a drama that pokes fun at politics, people, and ideas of the day
a)
tragedy
b)
comedy
c)
ideal
d)
philosophy
37.
a serious dramatic work invented by the Greeks. (usually something bad happens to main character)
a)
drama
b)
tragedy
c)
comedy
d)
philosophy