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Going Greek

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did arete' mean in Ancient Greece?

a)

Nothing to Excess

b)

Know Thyself

c)

Seek First to Understand

d)

Personal Excellence

2.

Which polis was where democracy flourished and sculptors, mathematicians, philosophers, playwrights, and common citizens lived in freedom and participated in state decisions?

a)

Sparta

b)

Argos

c)

Corinth

d)

Megara

e)

Athens

3.

What was the most frequently worn item of clothing in Ancient Greece?

a)

Chiton

b)

Shield

c)

Earrings

d)

Hat

4.

Which polis had a near perfect location that ensured its success as a great seaport and commercial center?

a)

Megara

b)

Corinth

c)

Argos

d)

Athens

e)

Sparta

5.

What are the first five letters of the Greek alphabet in order?

a)

Alpha, Omega, Beta, Epsilon, Delta

b)

Epsilon, Delta, Gamma, Beta, Alpha

c)

Omega, Alpha, Gamma, Delta

d)

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon

6.

Which polis had a poor climate and location, but became renowned for its musicians, poets, sculptors, and open-air theaters?

a)

Sparta

b)

Corinth

c)

Argos

d)

Megara

e)

Athens

7.

Who was the ruling god on Mt. Olympus?

a)

Athena

b)

Poseidon

c)

Hera

d)

Zeus

8.

Which city-state had a military tradition of great bravery and human physical endurance, but to attain its goals harshly trained its boys in "boot camps" from the age of seven.

a)

Argos

b)

Athens

c)

Corinth

d)

Megara

e)

Sparta

9.

Which of the following is a saying the Ancient Greeks tried to live by?

a)

Sharpen the Saw

b)

Violence is not the Answer

c)

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

d)

Nothing to Excess

10.

What does monotheistic mean?

a)

Belief in one God

b)

Belief in Oneself

c)

Belief in an Oracle

d)

Belief in Many gods

11.

Where did the 12 major Greek gods and goddesses live?

a)

Mount Olympus

b)

Mount Fuji

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Mount Rushmore

12.

What did the ancient Greeks call themselves as people?

a)

Helots

b)

Heras

c)

Hebrews

d)

Hellenes

13.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

Belief in one God

b)

Belief in Oneself

c)

Belief in an Oracle

d)

Belief in Many gods

14.

Which of the following is a saying the Ancient Greeks tried to live by?

a)

Never Give Up

b)

Think Win-Win

c)

Attitude Latitude

d)

Know Thyself

15.

What is another name for a Greek city-state?

a)

Populous

b)

Polis

c)

Polaris

d)

Popular

16.

What do we call an ancient Greek priestess who claimed to see the future?

a)

Constellation

b)

Athena

c)

Hera

d)

Oracle

17.

Which polis had a thriving textile industry, colonized all over the eastern Mediterranean, and founded Byzantium at the entrance to the Black Sea?

a)

Argos

b)

Athens

c)

Corinth

d)

Megara

e)

Sparta