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Golden Age of Greece

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the chief contribution that Pericles made to Athens? 
a)
He soundly defeated the Persians in the Battle of Thermopylae.
b)
He directed the rebuilding of the city, which had lain in ruins.
c)
He destroyed a number of unwanted buildings, such as the Parthenon.
d)
He established democracy in Athens for the first time.
2.
Which statement is true?
a)
Pericles focused his attentions entirely on building up the Athenian army.
b)
Pericles was obsessed with riches, and he promoted trade to make himself wealthy.
c)
Pericles encouraged growth in the arts, including music and drama.
d)
Pericles was a timid leader who made very little difference to the development of Athens.
3.
On the acropolis, Athenians built...
a)
magnificent temples as earthly homes for their gods and goddesses.
b)
a sports center where they held the Olympics every four years.
c)
homes for the wealthiest citizens, who valued the beautiful views.
d)
a meeting place where citizens gathered to discuss issues of the day.
4.
Greeks worshiped...
a)
many gods and goddesses.
b)
only one god.
c)
one god and three goddesses.
d)
only the 12 Olympian gods.
5.
How did Greek gods and goddesses differ from humans?
a)
They could not feel anger or jealousy.
b)
They could not love or hate.
c)
They could not age or die.
d)
They did not look like humans.
6.
Athena was the goddess of...
a)
love and beauty.
b)
war and wisdom.
c)
the sun, poetry, and music.
d)
the moon and the hunt.
7.
Greek temples were...
a)
places where Greeks gathered for religious worship.
b)
earthy dwelling places for gods and goddesses.
c)
marketplaces where food was bought and sold.
d)
meeting places where citizens debated important ideas.
8.
Greeks used three styles of columns. Which of the following places those styles in the correct order from simplest to most complex?
a)
Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
b)
Corinthian, Doric, Ionic
c)
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
d)
Ionic, Corinthian, Doric
9.
Which statement about Greek plays is true?
a)
In comedies, men played female characters and women played male characters.
b)
Men played all the characters, both male and female.   
c)
There were no women actors because there were no female roles in Greek plays.
d)
Only unmarried women could perform in Greek plays.
10.
Greek plays were performed...
a)
in small theaters in the private homes of wealthy Greeks.
b)
in the acropolis, surrounded by the statues of the gods and goddesses.
c)
in open-air theaters built into the sides of hills.
d)
in the marketplace, where all people could gather.
11.
Philosophy is the love of...
a)
talking.
b)
thinking.
c)
wisdom.
d)
books.
12.
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.
13.

Which city-state concentrated more on education and philosophy as the main aspect of their culture?

a)

Corinth

b)

Athens

c)

Thebes

d)

Argos

e)

Sparta

14.

Which city-state was Pericles the 'Father of Democracy' a leader of?

a)

Corinth

b)

Athens

c)

Thebes

d)

Argos

e)

Sparta

15.
Conflict between Athens and Sparta resulted in the--
a)
Peloponnesian War
b)
Persian Wars
c)
Punic Wars
d)
Trojan war
16.
The Delian League was under control of--
a)
Sparta
b)
Troy
c)
Persia
d)
Athens
17.
The Golden Age of Athens occurred under the leadership of--
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Darius
c)
Pericles
d)
Socrates
18.
According to the speech by Pericles, who would most likely by chosen for government positions?
a)
Educated women
b)
Wealthy men
c)
Military leaders
d)
Devoted citizens
19.
What building is this
a)
Hanging Gardens
b)
Ziggurat
c)
Parthenon
d)
Pantheon
20.
athletic festival begun in 776 B.C. to honor Zues
a)
Indy 500
b)
Super Bowl
c)
Olympics
d)
Pi Phi field day
21.
A long poem narrating the deeds and adventures of a hero
a)
fable
b)
myth
c)
drama
d)
epic
22.
Student of Socrates. Taught about knowledge and justice.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Archimedes
c)
Plato
d)
Aesop
23.
Student of Plato. Taught Alexander the Great.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Socrates
c)
Aesop
d)
Archimedes
24.
A story with a message
a)
fable
b)
myth
c)
drama
d)
epic
25.
What was the last form of government that Ancient Athens had in its history?
a)
Democracy
b)
Tyranny
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Aristocracy
26.

The Greeks excelled in philosophy, sculpture, architecture, and ___________________.

a)

theater

b)

painting

c)

electronics

d)

transportation

27.

The Greeks excelled in drama and theater. They invented ________________ or very serious plays with unhappy endings.

a)

comedies

b)

satires

c)

suspenseful

d)

tragedies

28.

The Greeks also created ______________ or plays with humorous themes and happy endings.

a)

comedies

b)

satires

c)

tragedies

d)

documentaries

29.

Idealism is a form of art in which...

a)

Individuals are depicted exactly as they appear

b)

Individuals are depicted in their perfect form

c)

Individuals are depicted as abstract objects

d)

Individuals are depicted as murals

30.
During which Age did the Greeks make great advances in art, architecture, medicine, and philosophy?
a)
The Hellenistic Age
b)
The Golden Age
c)
The Peloponnesian Age
d)
The Bronze Age
31.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Sandburg. 
d)
Pericles
32.

Herodotus and Thucydides are known for what type of writing?

a)

poetry

b)

history

c)

drama

d)

philosophy

33.

Aesop's fables were part a part of Greek

a)

Architecture

b)

Oral Tradition

c)

Politics

d)

Temples

34.

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

35.
He was a Greek sculptor in charge of the Parthenon's sculptures.
a)
Plato
b)
Phidias
c)
Pericles
d)
Apollo
36.
He wrote Elements of Geometry
a)
Archimedes
b)
Euclid
c)
Homer
d)
Pythagoras
37.

Aeschylus and Sophocles created

a)

sculptures

b)

poems

c)

plays

d)

philosophy

38.

What does the word "philosophy" mean?

a)

"love of history"

b)

"love of science"

c)

"love of wisdom"

d)

"love of mathematics"

39.

What is the Socratic Method?

a)

A mathematical formula

b)

A way of investigating historical facts

c)

A way to treat sick people

d)

A way of asking questions

40.

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram?

a)

Battle of Salamis

b)

Trojan War

c)

Peloponnesian War

d)

Battle of Marathon

41.
Which two city-states on the map led opposing leagues in the Peloponnesian War?
a)
2 and 3
b)
1 and 3
c)
1 and 4
d)
3 and 4
42.

Which city-state concentrated on their military as the main aspect of their culture?

a)

Corinth

b)

Athens

c)

Thebes

d)

Argos

e)

Sparta

43.

Which city-state concentrated more on education and philosophy as the main aspect of their culture?

a)

Corinth

b)

Athens

c)

Thebes

d)

Argos

e)

Sparta

44.

Athens is credited with the development of _________________, a form of government where the people choose how they are ruled.

a)

Monotheism

b)

Anarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Direct Democracy

45.

Which describes a time of great cultural growth, mainly taking place in Athens?

a)

Bronze Age

b)

Golden Age

c)

Stone Age

d)

Middle Ages

46.

Which of the following best explains what caused the end of the Golden Age of Greece?

a)

They started to allow women to become citizens.

b)

Their apples all became rotten.

c)

Peloponnesian War, a war between Greek city-states

d)

All of the above

47.
The Peloponnesian war was fought between
a)
French & British
b)
Athens & Greece
c)
US & British
d)
Babylonia & Persians
48.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Sparta and Persia joined forces to fight against Athens

b)

A plague in Athens killed many people, including Pericles

c)

Persia sent its navy to support Sparta

d)

When the Spartan navy was defeated, the city-state ran out of supplies

49.

What did Eratosthenes do?

a)

Estimated the circumference, or distance around the Earth

b)

explained laws of levers and pulleys

c)

A famous Greek soldier

d)

Estimated the size of the sun

50.

This scientist studied the universe and incorrectly placed the Earth as the center of the universe.

a)

Hypatia

b)

Archimedes

c)

Eratosthenes

d)

Ptolemy

51.

Who estimated the size of the sun?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Hypatia

c)

Aristarchus

d)

Plato

52.

This was the first female mathematician and astronomer.

a)

Hypatia

b)

Socrates

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Plato

53.

This scientist explained the law of levers and pulleys.

a)

Euclid

b)

Aristarchus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Archimedes

54.

Known as the "Father of Geometry" and wrote a geometry book.

a)

Hypatia

b)

Euclid

c)

Archimedes

d)

Aristotle

55.

What is this a picture of?

a)

junk

b)

sailboat

c)

longboat

d)

trireme

56.

What is this Greek soldier called?

a)

hoplite

b)

soldier

c)

armory

d)

knight

57.

What do we call this fighting formation?

a)

lineup

b)

single file formation

c)

phalanx formation

d)

turtle formation

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