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Cave-Greek Myth

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The acronym A.D. stands for ______________________.
a)
Annual Divinity 
b)
After Death
c)
Anno Domini 
d)
Another Day
2.

Scientific method of dating?

a)

Carbon 14

b)

Hydrogen 13

c)

DNA Analysis

d)

calcium 22

3.
Where would you find the Hall of Bulls? 
a)
Newgrange Ireland 
b)
Altamira Spain
c)
Lascaux France
d)
Chauvet France
4.
This civilization in-bedded gemstones into their teethe. 
a)
Toltecs
b)
Aztecs
c)
Mayans 
d)
Olmecs
5.
This was the most intelligent of the Pre-Columbian civilizations and left these colossal heads. 
a)
Aztecs 
b)
Incas 
c)
Mayans
d)
Olmecs
6.
Pictures left by engraving rock with rock hammers. 
a)
pictographs
b)
fresco 
c)
mosaics
d)
petroglyphs 
7.
This pyramid built by the Mayans is near _______________ and is sometimes called Temple of Kukulcan. 
a)
Veracruz
b)
Chichen Itza 
c)
Tobasco
d)
Machu Picchu
8.
Approximately 18,000 years ago cavemen used _______ to paint these hand stencils ? 
a)
hollowed bone
b)
grass 
c)
animal hair
d)
sea sponges
9.
What is this?
a)
The Super Sand Cat
b)
The Pharaoh 
c)
The Great Sphinx of Giza
d)
Chester Cheetah
10.
Name the three periods of the Egyptian Period.
a)
Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic
b)
Old, Middle & New Kingdom
c)
Upper, Middle & Lower 
d)
Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean 
11.
When a family has a succession of rulers.
a)
Kingdoms
b)
Monarch
c)
Pharaoh 
d)
Dynasty
12.
Egyptian symbolic writing.
a)
Hieroglyphics 
b)
Sanskrit 
c)
pictographs
d)
petroglyphs
13.
Believing in many gods or more than one.
a)
Monotheism
b)
Nano-theism
c)
Omnism 
d)
Polytheism 
14.
A stone coffin the pharaoh was placed in is called a _______.
a)
sarcophagus
b)
bakare
c)
obelisk
d)
mastaba 
15.
Name this step pyramid from the Old Kingdom.
a)
Khufu
b)
Djoser's
c)
Menkaure
d)
Khafre
16.
Name the largest pyramid near Giza. 
a)
Khafre 
b)
Khufu
c)
Djoser
d)
Menkaure 
17.
The pyramids were made of _________________.
a)
cement
b)
marble
c)
granite
d)
Limestone
18.
Name this shape that is a four sided shaft with a pointed top. 
a)
Narmer
b)
Ankh
c)
Ka
d)
Obelisk
19.
Name this New Kingdom queen that was married to Ahknaton AKA Amenhotep IV. 
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Bastet
c)
Cleopatra 
d)
Nefertiti
20.
Why is King Tutankhamen AKA King Tut so famous? 
a)
He was so young
b)
He was good looking
c)
Tomb was intact or untouched
d)
He became a god
21.
Why were the pyramids built? 
a)
to show off
b)
protect and help the pharaoh become a god
c)
make the pharaoh happy
d)
get closer to the gods
22.

What purpose did the Ka statue serve?

a)

resting place for the Ka

b)

gave the ka instructions

c)

keep the pharaoh company in next life

d)

was a guard of the pharaoh's body

23.
What are paintings on wet plaster called?
a)
paintings
b)
frescoes
c)
arches
d)
abstract art
24.
What are the 2 main types of Greek drama?
a)
Comedy and romance
b)
 Adventure &  Comedy
c)
 Musical and realism
d)
Comedy and tragedy 
25.
Which was not true about the Olympics? 
a)
Men competed in the nude (naked)
b)
All wars stopped for the Olympics
c)
Women couldn’t watch the games
d)
The games were held in Sparta
26.
I sculpted this statue
a)
Myron
b)
Polycletus
c)
Euclid
d)
Phidias
27.
 I was a great leader of an Empire; Phillip II was my father.  I united Greece and conquered the Persian Empire.
a)
Homer
b)
Plato
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Pythagoras
28.
What was the most common use for Greek pottery?
a)
Everyday use, like holding water, wine, or olive oil
b)
To decorate the government buildings
c)
To use as planters for herbs and small flowers
d)
Feed animals
29.

What type of capital is being shown?

a)

corinthian

b)

doric

c)

ionic

d)

obelisk

30.

What type of capital is being shown?

a)

corinthian

b)

ionic

c)

doric

d)

dunno

31.

What type of capital is being shown?

a)

corinthian

b)

ionic

c)

doric

d)

plano

32.
Although I'm a sculptor by trade, I spent moist of my time teaching. I like to ask students questions to help them figure things out without just telling them. I also believe in the absolute truth. I'll be executed for corrupting the youth of Athens. 
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Alexander the Great
33.
What is the top of a column that the roof rest on called?
a)
Plinth
b)
Shaft
c)
Capital
d)

Twirl

34.
The greatest example of Doric order. It stands at the Acropolis in Athens.
a)
Teron
b)
Dedron
c)
Corinthian
d)
Parthenon
35.
Who sculpted the Disk Thrower?
a)
Phidias
b)
Myron
c)
Polycletus
d)
Rodin
36.
What is the title of this image?
a)
Nike of Somathrace
b)
Venus de Milo
c)
Goddess of  Somathrace
d)
Hellenistic Nike
37.
Picture created by putting small pieces of tile or glass together held with mortar.
a)
fresco
b)
mural
c)
mosaic
d)
plaster
38.

God of music, poetry, light and healing.

a)

Zeus

b)

Hermes

c)

Apollo

d)

Hephaestus

39.

Twin to Apollo; goddess of the wilderness, hunt, chastity, childbirth

a)

Persephone

b)

Hera

c)

Demeter

d)

Artemis

40.

Goddess of sexuality and lust

a)

Athena

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Medusa

d)

Hera

41.

God of war and violence in war.

a)

Ares

b)

Artemis

c)

Apollo

d)

Hades

42.

Goddess of Wisdom in War; born from Zeus's forehead.

a)

Demeter

b)

Hera

c)

Persephone

d)

Athena

43.

God of the Sea & horses

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hades

d)

Kronus

44.

God of wine and protector of children; hangs out with pan and Nymphs

a)

Hades

b)

Apollo

c)

Dionysus

d)

Poseidon

45.

Half man half horse

a)

Minotaur

b)

Cerberus

c)

Hydra

d)

Centaur

46.

Half man half bull

a)

Centaur

b)

Minotaur

c)

Cerberus

d)

Satyr

47.

Don't look into her eyes or you will turn to stone

a)

Pandora

b)

Hades

c)

Siren

d)

Medusa

48.

God of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, rustic music and companion of nymphs and Dionysus.

a)

Muse

b)

Pan/Satyr

c)

Siren

d)

Nymph

49.

King of the Olympic gods; god of the sky; unfaithful husband to Hera. Swallowed his first wife Metis.

a)

Poseidon

b)

Hades

c)

Zeus

d)

Cronus

50.

Hades' dog; guards the doors to the Underworld

a)

Minotaur

b)

Hydra

c)

Griffin

d)

Cerberus

51.

Zeus said "don't open it". She opened the box anyway letting out the ills of the world; opens it again to show her husband that it was empty; out flies "hope".

a)

Pandora

b)

Medusa

c)

Echo

d)

Persephone

52.

God of the Underworld; husband to Persephone

a)

Hades

b)

Hephaestus

c)

Ares

d)

Dionysus

53.

What Nymph was in love with Narcissus ?

a)

Slumber

b)

Frolic

c)

Echo

d)

Fragrance

54.

God of fire and Blacksmiths ; married to Aphrodite.

a)

Hades

b)

Kronus

c)

Cerberus

d)

Hephaestus

55.

Half god half mortal; had 12 labors for killing his family; son of Zeus and mortal woman

a)

Achilles

b)

Perseus

c)

Hercules

d)

Ajax

56.

Great Huntsman put into the stars by Gaia with the scorpion that stung him to death; this is to remind us of importance of treating animals with respect.

a)

Ursa Major

b)

Orion

c)

Scorpius

d)

Capricorn

57.

Winged horse

a)

Unicorn

b)

Pegasus

c)

Griffin

d)

Phoenix

58.

This is a Hybrid Monster; bad luck to see one.

a)

Echidna

b)

Typhon

c)

Chimera

d)

Hippogriff

59.

These women will lure sailors with music and singing.

a)

Muses

b)

Sirens

c)

Nymphs

d)

Dryads

60.

Associated with the sun; this bird never dies.

a)

Orion

b)

Griffin

c)

Phoenix

d)

Furie

61.

Half vulture and half woman; Zeus used these creatures to do harm to others and if things or people disappeared it was said to be the work of this creature.

a)

Furie

b)

Typhon

c)

Harpy

d)

Chimera

62.

He looked at his reflection until he died.

a)

Apollo

b)

Hephaestus

c)

Hercules

d)

Narcissist

63.

Winged Victory

a)

Eros

b)

Nike

c)

Cupid

d)

Hermes

64.

Monster Killer; killed centaur and the minotaur in the Labyrinth.

a)

Perseus

b)

Pericles

c)

Achilles

d)

Theseus

65.

Had one wish and it was "for everything I touch to turn to gold" .... so his daughter and his food turned to gold.

a)

King Croesus

b)

King Aegean

c)

King Arthur

d)

King Midas

66.

Hero of the Iliad by Homer. Killed when he was shot with an arrow in his heel during the Trojan War.

a)

Hector

b)

Ajax

c)

Hercules

d)

Achilles

67.

The face that launched a thousand ships in the Iliad, Trojan War.

a)

Medusa

b)

Helen

c)

Persephone

d)

Demeter

68.

Zeus and his siblings were called

a)

Titans

b)

Trojans

c)

Olympic

d)

Tartarus