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The Culture of Ancient Greece (8.1)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a traditional story about gods and heroes

a)

fable

b)

tragedy

c)

comedy

d)

myth

2.

a short tale that teaches a lesson

a)

fable

b)

tragedy

c)

comedy

d)

myth

3.

a long poem about heroic deeds

a)

epic

b)

tragedy

c)

comedy

d)

myth

4.

a story in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but fails

a)

epic

b)

tragedy

c)

comedy

d)

myth

5.

a story in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties and ends happily

a)

epic

b)

tragedy

c)

comedy

d)

myth

6.

a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

a)

temple

b)

synagogue

c)

theatre

d)

oracle

7.

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

Herodotus

b)

Homer

c)

Thucydides

d)

Euripides

8.

In a . . ., actors speak and show emotion, and imitate the actions of the characters that they represent.

a)

myth

b)

epic poem

c)

drama

d)

fable

9.

According to the Greeks, who or what controlled nature?

a)

science

b)

animals

c)

nothing

d)

the gods and goddesses

10.

Which of the following is NOT an idea that Greek artists hoped would inspire people\?

a)

reason

b)

harmony

c)

equality

d)

balance

e)

moderation

11.

Greek stories dealt with big questions such as the nature of . . .

a)

good and evil

b)

the seasons

c)

balance and harmony

d)

heroic deeds

12.

Which Greek god is the central and lead god?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hades

c)

Poseidon

d)

Apollo

13.

Athens was named after which god or goddess?

a)

Artemis

b)

Athena

c)

Apollo

d)

Zeus

14.

What was the most important type of building in Greece?

a)

family homes

b)

government buildings

c)

temples to gods and goddesses

d)

agora