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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Homer?

a)

Dad on the Simpsons

b)

He wrote epic poems like the Illiad and Odyssey

c)

Was a Greek general

d)

The father of modern science

2.

This Greek mathematician loves triangles:

a)

Trigo Nometria

b)

Geo Metree

c)

Al Gebra

d)

Pythagoras

e)

Calculii Bishop

3.

This tutor of Alexander the Great also wrote about science, poetry, and the animal world

a)

Plato

b)

Lazarus

c)

Aristotle

d)

Bierbower

e)

Einstein

4.

What kind of terrain does Greece have?

a)

Tropical rainforest

b)

Subarctic tundra

c)

Sandy and dry

d)

Rocky & mountainous

5.

A large city that is operated like its own nation is called a:

a)

city-state

b)

Commonwealth territory

c)

province

d)

metropolitan city

6.

Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon are:

a)

The main Roman gods

b)

First three leaders of Greece

c)

The main Greek gods

d)

Colonial monarchs

7.

The Greek idea for students asking and answering questions is known as:

a)

The Platonic Method

b)

Mandalorian Method

c)

Critical Analysis

d)

the Socratic Method

8.

Greek democracy is best defined as:

a)

A government where the people voted directly on laws

b)

A single ruler like a king

c)

The government is ruled by a small group of elite people

d)

A government where the people voted for representatives

9.

Read answers carefully: Which of these could not vote in the Greek assembly?

a)

Women

b)

Slaves

c)

Outsiders

d)

All of these

e)

Children

10.

This Greek city-state had a strict military lifestyle:

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Rome

d)

Corinth

e)

Lewis Run

11.

This Greek city-state valued education and philosophy:

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Rome

d)

Corinth

e)

Bradfordia

12.

The people of Athens and Sparta spoke this as their primary language:

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Mando'a

d)

English

e)

Arabic

13.

This empire was the enemy of the Ancient Greeks:

a)

Cherokee

b)

Irish

c)

Turkish

d)

Persian

14.

This athletic contest originated in Greece:

a)

WWE

b)

The Olympics

c)

The Super Bowl

d)

World Cup

e)

Circus Maximus

15.

All of these are accurate about Greece except for:

a)

Mt. Olympus is on the island of Crete

b)

Greece is in Europe

c)

Greece borders Macedonia

d)

The Mediterranean Sea is south of Greece

16.

Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?

a)

Athens attacked Sparta

b)

Sparta attacked Athens

c)

Sparta attacked Persia

d)

Greece attacked Turkey

17.

This Macedonian king loved Greek culture and helped spread it to the people he conquered

a)

Alexander the Grate

b)

King Leonidas

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Alexander the Great

e)

Κωνσταντίνος

18.

This philosopher was a student of Socrates and started a school called the Academy:

a)

Nia Vardalos

b)

Jesse Katsopolis

c)

Play-Doh

d)

Plato

e)

Aristotle

19.

What is Greek rhetoric?

a)

Speech that is used to persuade someone.

b)

It was a type of Mediterranean weapon

c)

Main food dish

d)

It was the legal code of the Aegean region

20.

People who discussed, debated, and studied wisdom in ancient Greece were known as:

a)

Professors

b)

Philosophers

c)

Linguists

d)

Botanists

e)

Spartans

21.

The blue region on the map is known as:

a)

The Peloponnesus

b)

Ionian Sea

c)

Crete

d)

Westeros

e)

Macedonia

22.

This famous philosopher from Athens taught by asking questions that encouraged students to draw conclusions

a)

Augustus

b)

Plato

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Socrates

e)

Chappelle

23.

What continent is Greece located on?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

None of these

24.

Name of the mountain range in Greece?

a)

Pindus

b)

Hanley

c)

Allegheny

d)

Alps

25.

Troy was likely located on:

a)

Asia Minor

b)

Crete

c)

Peloponnesus

d)

Macedonia

26.

This region is north of Greece:

a)

Turkey

b)

Macedonia

c)

Rhodes

d)

Peru

27.

This painting best describes...

a)

The Trojan Horse

b)

The Peloponnesian War

c)

The Abduction of Paris

d)

The First Persian War

28.

This famous line was allegedly uttered by

a)

King Leonidas

b)

King Henry VI

c)

Socrates

d)

Mr. Leet

e)

Archimedes

29.

Which of these was NOT a part of the "Fall of Greece"?

a)

Death of Alexander the Great

b)

Rise of Rome

c)

Revolts from the lower classes

d)

The Birth of Jesus

30.

Using reason and critical thinking to understand the world around us. Instead of just accepting things as they are, these ancient thinkers wanted to figure out why things are the way they are and how we can live better lives.

This is called:

a)

philosophy

b)

methodology

c)

impedence rectification

d)

Irraticism

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