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Chapter 8

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is true about the empire of Alexander the Great?
a)
The empire was smaller than his father's.
b)
The empire was limited to the land around the Mediterranean.
c)
The empire included land in Asia, Europe, and Africa.
d)
The empire was along trade routes
2.
Who was given credit for unifying all of the Greek city-states?
a)
Homer
b)
Alexander
c)
Philip II
d)
Darius
3.
What was the religion of ancient Greece?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Christianity
4.
Which statement summarizes the teaching style of Socrates?
a)
He made the students take notes to make them think deeper.
b)
He sang all his ideas to his students to entertain them through song.
c)
He answered a question with a question to encourage deeper thinking.
d)
He knew all the answers to every question and told them they were wrong.
5.
What was the most important idea Greek philosophers believed?
a)
using the human mind to think and understand
b)
helping others to be happy and be comfortable
c)
encouraging people to worship the gods
d)
understanding how the human body works
6.
Which was a result of the conquests of Alexander the Great?
a)
Greek culture was spread through North Africa and Asia.
b)
Gold and salt trade expanded throughout West Africa.
c)
Representative democracy was adopted.
d)
Islamic culture was spread throughout Europe.
7.

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

Homer

b)

Phidias

c)

Euclid

d)

Socrates

8.

Herodotus and Thucydides

a)

drama

b)

sculture

c)

history

d)

math

9.

History: 2 people?

a)

Herodotus

b)

Thucydides

c)

Socrates

d)

Homer

10.

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

a)

drama

b)

science

c)

math

d)

Philosophy

11.

Person who rebuilt the Parthenon during the "Golden Age" of Greece?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Pericles

d)

Philip II

12.

Philosophy: Which 3 people?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander the Great

13.

Ancient Greeks believed in one God.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Hippocrates was a famous doctor that.....

a)

studied the cause of diseases

b)

created an oath called the Hippocratic Oath, that doctors still use today

c)

lived in ancient Greece

d)

all of the above

15.

Homer wrote

a)

a song called "Greece is Great"

b)

love songs

c)

speeches for the king

d)

two poems called the Iliad and Odyssey

16.

The king of all Gods was.....

a)

Athena

b)

Zeus

c)

Marathon

d)

Aristotle

17.

The goddesses and gods lived on Mt. Olympus

a)

True

b)

False

18.

____was sentenced to death for his teachings.

a)

Euclid

b)

Plato

c)

Archimedes

d)

Socrates

19.

Which library attracted scholars from all over the world.

a)

Paris

b)

Indian

c)

Alexandria

d)

Alexander

20.
Highest mountain in Greece
a)
Mt. McKinley
b)
Mt. Helens
c)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d)
Mt. Olympus
21.
A traditional story about gods and goddesses
a)
Epic
b)
Memoir
c)
Myth
d)
Fable
22.
The Father of History is
a)
Herodotus
b)
Homer
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Socrates
23.
A time when Greek culture spread throughout the non-Greek world
a)
Mesozoic Era
b)
Helen Era
c)
Hellenistic Era
d)
Odyssey  Era
24.
Built one of the greatest cities of the ancient world and named it after himself
a)
Memphis
b)
Alexandria
c)
Gaza
d)
Lisbon
25.
Herodotus wrote
a)
The Odyssey
b)
The History of the Persian Wars
c)
The Book of the Dead
d)
Antigone
26.
Who loved Greek culture and planned to conquer Persia
a)
Alexander
b)
Phillip II
c)
Archimedes
d)
Socrates
27.
Homer's epic, the Iliad, was about
a)
The Trojan War
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Gilgamesh
d)
The oracle of Delphi
28.
Who freed Greek cities in Asia Minor from Persian rule?
a)
Phillip II
b)
Alexander
c)
Cyrus the Great
d)
Xerxes
29.
Philip II got some Greek cities to join him by
a)
all of the above
b)
conquering
c)
bribing
d)
inviting
30.
What was the main purpose of a fable?
a)
Tell a story about a hero
b)
Persuade political votes
c)
Teach a moral lesson
d)
Keeping accurate historical records
31.
A commander in the army at 16 and a king at 20
a)
Phillip II
b)
Alexander the Great
c)
Euclid
Euclid
d)
Socrates
32.
Who wrote the Odyssey?
a)
Plate
b)
Homer
c)
Herodotus
d)
Socrates
33.
What was the name of the priestess who spoke with the gods at the Temple of Apollo?
a)
The Oracle at Delphi
b)
The Queen of the Palace
c)
The Goddess of the Volcano
d)
The Lady of the Lake
34.
What were the two types of Drama developed in ancient Greece?
a)
Action and Adventure
b)
Romance and Horror
c)
Comedy and Tragedy
d)
Western and Avant-Garde 
35.
Both men and women were allowed to act in ancient Greek plays.
a)
True
b)
False
36.

Words or actions that are part of a religious ceremony

a)

Myth

b)

Drama

c)

Ritual

d)

Oracle

37.

Traditional stories about gods and heroes

a)

fable

b)

oral tradition

c)

tragedy

d)

myth

38.

What is oral tradition?

a)

story meant to teach a lesson

b)

custom of passing stories along by speech

c)

traditional stories about gods and heroes

d)

you don't know

39.

Where do priest or priestess speak for gods and goddess

a)

church

b)

oracle

c)

home

d)

Europe

40.

What is a drama

a)

story meant to teach a lesson

b)

story written in the form of a play

c)

stories about gods and heroes

d)

stories passed along

41.
God of the Underworld
a)
Hades
b)
Ares
c)
Hera
d)
Hermes
42.
Messenger & God of Thieves
a)
Ares
b)
Hades
c)
Hera
d)
Hermes
43.
Queen of the Greek gods
a)
Hestia
b)
Hermes
c)
Hera
d)
Athena
44.
King of the Greek gods
a)
Hades
b)
Zeus
c)
Hephaestus
d)
Hestia
45.
Athena was the goddess of:
a)
Hunt
b)
Moon
c)
Wisdom
d)
Beauty
46.
In an epic, the main character is considered a:
a)
Hero
b)
Mythological Creature
c)
Lost Soul
47.
A priest or priestess who could predict the future
a)
Sophist
b)
Philosopher
c)
Oracle
d)
Zeus
48.
Who is considered the "Father of History"?
a)
Thucydides
b)
Herodotus
c)
Plato
d)
Sophocles
49.
A way of teaching through questioning that is still used today
a)
Fable
b)
Epic
c)
Myth
d)
Socratic Method
50.
What student of Socrates wrote the "Republic"?
a)
Thucydides
b)
Euripides
c)
Sophocles
d)
Plato
51.
Who thought that governments should be headed by philosopher-kings?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Plato
c)
Aristophanes
d)
Jason
52.
What does the word "philosophy" mean in Greek?
a)
Love of History
b)
Love of Science
c)
Love of Wisdom
d)
Love of Mathmatics
53.
What war between Sparta and Athens created alliances that pulled one Greek city-state after another into battle?
a)
Persian Wars
b)
The battle of marathon
c)
Peloponnesian War
d)
Battle of Alexandria
54.
What did Socrates do that got him into trouble?
a)
He tried to overthrow the Athenian government by starting a revolution.
b)
He accused Athenian leaders of leading young people into error and disloyalty.
c)
He encouraged people to question the very things they thought they knew.
d)
He abandoned his belief in the gods and goddesses and became a Christian.
55.
Who was the philosopher that taught Alexander the Great?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Descartes
56.
Who was the philosopher that taught Alexander the Great?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Descartes
57.
Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a)
The Persian Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The American Empire
d)
The Galactic Empire
58.
Father of Medicine
a)
Socrates
b)
Hippocrates
c)
Archimedes
d)
Aristophanes
59.
Philosopher who wrote The Republic; taught Aristotle.
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Pericles
60.
 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
61.

How did Socrates die?

a)

By drinking poison (hemlock juice).

b)

By hanging.

c)

By exile.

d)

Was beheaded

62.
What continent is Greece located on?
a)
North America
b)
South American
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
63.
What is an agora?
a)
Temple for a god
b)
Fort on top of a hill for protection
c)
A market for trade
d)
King's palace
64.

Where was Alexander the Great from?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Greece

c)

North Africa

d)

Spain

65.

Alexander's father was:

a)

Philip II

b)

Aristotle

c)

Sophocles

d)

Hammurabi

66.

What city did Alexander the Great die in?

a)

Babylon

b)

Thebes

c)

Kish

d)

Alexandria

67.

TRUE OR FALSE: Greek culture spread east as Alexander did.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

68.

How old was Alexander when he died?

a)

30

b)

53

c)

65

d)

33

69.
Alexander created and named many cities.  What was his favorite name for a city?
a)
Alexandria
b)
Cairo
c)
Athens
d)
Sparta
70.
What famous philosopher was Alexander`s teacher as a child?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Euclid
71.
By 18 Alexander leads his father's cavalry. This means they are on:
a)
horseback
b)
foot
c)
ships
d)
tanks
72.
Now Alexander is king. He takes over Greece and heads across the Dardanelles to take on what empire?
a)
Gupta empire
b)
Persian empire
c)
Roman empire
d)
Egyptian empire
73.

Which battle of 331 BCE led to the fall of the Persian Achaemenid Empire?

a)

Granicus

b)

Issus

c)

Tyre

d)

Gaugamela

74.

Alexander's claimed to be descended from Hercules and Achilles.

a)

False

b)

True

75.

Wherever Alexander went he brought with him...

a)

A copy of Homer's book The Iliad. He liked reading about Achilles.

b)

A good set of dental gear.

c)

A dog named Bucephalus.

d)

A group of musicians to ease his day.

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