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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Homer's epic, the Iliad is about

a)

The Trojan War

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

The oracle at Delphi

d)

Alexander the great

2.

Commander in the army at 16 and a ruler at 20

a)

Socrates

b)

Achilles

c)

Plato

d)

Alexander

3.

The philosopher described his vision of the ideal government in his work the Republic

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Alexander

4.

The Greek alphabet was based on the alphabet created by the..

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Romans

d)

Chinese

5.

Name the famous leader who wanted to make Athens more democratic

a)

Achilles

b)

Socrates

c)

Pericles

d)

Alexander

6.

Aesop's fables were part a part of Greek

a)

Architecture

b)

Oral Tradition

c)

Politics

d)

Temples

7.

The Parthenon is an example of Greek..

a)

Theater

b)

Temples

c)

Houses

d)

Government Buildings

8.

The form of government practiced by the Athenians is called a

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Ephor

9.

Sparta's economy was based on trade

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Aristotle's writing had no effect on the writing of the U.S. Constitution

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The gods in Greek myth have great powers but look and act like human beings.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A time when Greek culture spread through the world is called

a)

Bronze Age

b)

Golden Age

c)

Greco-Roman Era

d)

Hellenistic Era

13.

A great Athenian writer who stressed courage and understanding

a)

Sophocles

b)

Pericles

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander

14.

Believed that happiness resulted from using reason

a)

Stoics

b)

Sophocles

c)

Pericles

d)

Plato

15.

Whom did the Greeks worship as their chief god?

a)

Socrates

b)

Hermes

c)

Athena

d)

Zeus

16.

In which city-state did men enter the army at 20?

a)

Athens

b)

Crete

c)

Sparta

d)

Troy

17.

Instead of forming a civilization under one government, the ancient greeks formed

a)

countries

b)

City-States

c)

Armies

d)

Economies

18.

The Greeks were the first in the west to experiment with the concept of

a)

A King

b)

Democratic Government

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

19.

Many Greeks visited an________ where they would speak to a priest/priestess who spoke to the gods

a)

Ritual

b)

Temple

c)

Oracle

d)

Myth

20.

Ancient Greeks practiced polytheism which means they

a)

Believed in many gods

b)

Believed in one god

c)

Believed in priests and priestesses

d)

Believed in a higher power

21.

Why were merchants and artisans unable to vote for changes in their city-state?

a)

They were uneducated

b)

They were not considered Citizens

c)

They lived to far away

d)

They were poor

22.

Every 4 years a competition of games for Greek athletes took place in Olympia to honor Zeus this was the beginning of

a)

Festival of Gods

b)

Democracy

c)

Epics and Fables

d)

Olympic Games

23.

Ancient Greeks believed their gods had great powers, however they also believed that their gods/goddesses

a)

were real people

b)

felt human emotions

c)

possessed human qualities

d)

half animal and half god

24.

The first two major groups of people_______ and _______ were first to populate Greek Peninsula

a)

Chinese/Indians

b)

Egyptians/Chinese

c)

Minoans/Mycenaeans

d)

Spartans/Athenians