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WorksheetsSocrates and Ancient Greece
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
How did the geography of ancient Greece shape their culture? Select the 2 correct answers.
The land was infertile and capable of supporting only a small population.
They had lots of farmland, beautiful beaches, and easily traveled roads, so they were able to travel back and forth and welcome foreigners who came to their country.
They were landlocked with mountains only one one side, so it was easy for foreigners to move there and build their cities together.
The land was surrounded by the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Ionian Seas, so as long as they mastered the sea, they would be free to develop their own culture.
Explain the “polis” in Ancient Greece (what is was and why was it important). Select all 3 correct answers.
The polis is another name for ancient Greece.
A close community developed because members of the polis lived near each other.
Each polis developed its own customs and local pride.
The polis was a city-state.
Which statement summarizes the Golden Age of Pericles?
Pericles persuaded rich citizens to pay for ships, games, musical contests, and plays.
It was the time that Athens was at peace and Pericles vowed to make Athens the most beautiful city in the world.
The Parthenon, a temple to Athena, was built along with other temples.
Socrates worked on some temples and a war had just concluded.
What caused the end of the Golden Age?
War and the death of Pericles.
Socrates wanting to gain power.
The building of the Parthenon.
The plague
What was the Council of Thirty? Select all that apply.
A council that made everyone their slaves.
An unpopular oligarchy.
A council who put an end to democracy.
A council set up to rule Athens.
What impact did the Council of Thirty have on Athenian life?
Citizens were no longer able to live freely.
There was more order since only a few ruled the city.
The city was completely destroyed.
The wealthy merchants were able to keep their property.
Why did Critias think that Socrates would support the oligarchy of the new government?
Because Socrates was on the Council of Thirty.
Because he had heard Socrates criticize the weaknesses of Athenian democracy.
Because Socrates arrested the democrat Leon of Salamis.
Because Critias was a former student of Socrates.
Which statement does not support the idea that Socrates believed in a democratic society?
He had many students and taught them to ask questions.
He followed whatever people told him to do, no matter what.
He believed in questioning authority.
He refused to take orders from the Council of Thirty.
Which statements about the polis are true? Select all that apply.
Everyone was able to be a citizen.
It was the center of government, justice, and trade.
Greeks considered it to be the ideal unit of social organization.
There were public squares where all topics, especially politics, were discussed.
In what way did Socrates stand up to the new government?
He went along with what Critias said since he was a former student.
He ignored the order of the Council to arrest a democrat.
He helped build temples before he became a teacher.
He taught in a school and spread his beliefs throughout Athens.
From the video "A Day in the Life of an Ancient Athenian", Where did the Assembly vote?
on the Acropolis
in the Forum
in the Agora
on the Pnyx
From the video "A Day in the Life of an Ancient Athenian", what is the civic and commercial heart of the city?
the Acropolis
the Forum
the Agora
the Pnyx
From the video "A Day in the Life of an Ancient Athenian", who are citizens?
native born males who have completed military training
all males who own property
native males and females who are married
native born people of Athens
From the video "A Day in the Life of an Ancient Athenian", how can women have their voices heard?
by voting
by managing to own property
by sharing opinions with their husbands
by having a family
From the video "A Day in the Life of an Ancient Athenian", why were daughters considered a liability?
because they require a dowry when getting married
because they cannot fight in wars
because they usually don't survive past infancy
because they cannot vote
What charges were brought against Socrates? (Choose all that apply.)
refusing to honor the gods
corrupting the youth
believing in the superiority of rhetoric over writing
asking for a statue of himself
What is rhetoric?
speech used to attack someone
speech used to persuade someone
speech used as humor
speech used to create logical fallacies
Socrates focused on teaching that...
questioned students and made them use logic
questioned the use of dialogue
was very formal and in a school building
does not apply to today's world
Socrates
knew how little he knew
thought he knew everything
confused all of his students
deserved the charges brought against him
When Socrates was found guilty, he (choose all that apply)
tried to escape
accepted and drank the poison
argued with logic
believed he must obey the law
