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Greek Contributions, Ch. 31

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word alphabet comes from which two letters in the Greek alphabet?

a)

the first two

b)

the two in the middle

c)

the last two

2.

Greeks invented

a)

drama.

b)

agriculture.

c)

dance.

d)

hieroglyphics.

3.

What parts of writing are also taken from the Greeks?

a)

Grammar

b)

Punctuation

c)

Paragraphs

4.

In Ancient Greece there were many different forms of government. Which form do we have in the United States?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

5.

In ancient Greece, only men could vote. Who can vote in the United States?

a)

All men.

b)

Men and women.

c)

Only men who are US Citizens.

d)

All citizens, including men, women, and people from other countries who have become US Citizens.

6.

Modern medicine still uses the Hippocratic Oath, which is a ___ that all doctors take.

a)

class

b)

promise

c)

job

d)

lesson

7.

Hippocrates taught his students to...

a)

carefully observe what they saw with their patients.

b)

blame their patients' illnesses on the gods.

c)

write down/record what they saw with their patients.

d)

see the patient's injury as a punishment.

8.

___ is called the "Father of Modern Medicine."

a)

Aristarchus

b)

Euclid

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Pythagoras

9.

Greek medical students figured out that the heart pumps blood throughout the body. It is part of the ___ system.

a)

skeletal

b)

circulatory

c)

nervous

d)

muscular

10.

In geometry, the pathagorium theorem is:

a)

a + b = c

b)

a x b = c

c)

a2 + b2 = c2

d)

a2 x b2 = c2

11.

The Greek scientist, Aristarchus, was the first person to realize that

a)

the sun revolved around the earth.

b)

the earth revolved around the moon.

c)

the earth revolved around the sun.

d)

the moon revolved around the sun.

12.

The Greek scientist, Hipparchus, named over 850 stars and figured out how to estimate the distances between

a)

the earth and the sun.

b)

the earth and the moon.

c)

the moon and the sun.

d)

the earth to the sun and to the moon.

13.

Greek mapmakers developed a way to describe where places were called:

a)

longitude

b)

lassitude

c)

latitude

d)

solitude

14.

What did the Greeks learn about plants?

a)

Plants grow in sunlight.

b)

Plants reproduce by spreading their seeds.

c)

Plants could be used as medicines.

d)

Plants cannot grow without water.

15.

Aristotle organized animals into groups such as: "those with backbones" and "those without backbones." Which animals below are vertebrates?

a)

snake

b)

ant

c)

snail

d)

man

e)

bird

16.

Aristotle organized animals into groups such as: "those with backbones" and "those without backbones." Which animals below are invertebrates?

a)

man

b)

cockroach

c)

fish

d)

worms

e)

starfish

17.

One aspect of Greek architecture that you will see throughout the United States is

a)

columns.

b)

flat roofs.

c)

decorated floors.

d)

front lawns with statues.

18.

Greek theatres were the first to...

a)

perform plays.

b)

have actors who were men and women.

c)

have kings who came to watch the performers.

d)

have rows of seats which were lower at the front and higher at the back.

19.

In sports, the Greeks invented

a)

the Ares Games.

b)

the Zeus Games.

c)

the Olympic Games.

d)

the Apollo Games.

20.

At those games, a fire was lit on ___ alter.

a)

Ares's

b)

Zeus's

c)

Athena's

d)

Apollo's

21.

How many events are in a pentathlon?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

10