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Ancient Greek Thinkers

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which of the following 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.
3.
Which Greek is considered to be the "father of modern medicine"?
a)
Socrates
b)
Pythagoras
c)
Hippocrates
d)
Archimedes
4.
Which of the following empires are shown on the map? (Covers area in Europe, Asia and Africa)
a)
Roman Empire
b)
Byzantine Empire
c)
Persian Empire
d)
Alexander the Great's Empire
5.
Read the statement:
"The empire of Alexander the Great was so large that it stretched over parts of the continents of Europe, Africa, and Asia."
What can you infer from the statement above?
a)
 Alexander's empire included only the Greeks.
b)
Alexander's empire spread to North America.
c)
Alexander's empire spread through missionary work.
d)
Alexander's empire included many different cultures and people.
6.

How was Socrates punished after he was found guilty?

a)

Community service

b)

Exiled

c)

Sentenced to death by poison

d)

Served time in prison

7.

What was Plato's legacy?

a)

Introducing ideas about an ideal government

b)

Finding good medicine

c)

Coming up with algebra

d)

Having new ideas for architecture

8.

How does this picture relate to Socrates and Plato?

a)

They were classmates

b)

They were brothers

c)

They were teacher and student

d)

They were employer and employee

9.

Who was the most famous natural philosopher?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Plato

10.

What was Socrates charged with?

a)

Corrupting the young and not believing in the gods

b)

Teaching girls math

c)

Corrupting older men about who should run government

d)

Running a school that taught democracy

11.

Which philosopher created a school of philosophy called the Academcy?

a)

Aritstotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Alexander

12.

Which philosopher taught Alexander the Great?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Aristotle

13.

Who is known as the "father of history"?

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Archimedes

c)

Aristotle

d)

Herodotus

14.

What did Archimedes invent?

a)

an early laser

b)

a new slingshot

c)

a gun

d)

nothing, he was a philosopher

15.

What is the pythagorean theorem?

a)

A = B + C

b)

12 x 5 =AB

c)

a2 + b2= c2

d)

2x2 +b=c3

16.

Who is credited with creating the pythagorean theorem?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Archimedes

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Pythagoras

17.

Who is the doctor of the group of thinkers?

a)

Aristitotle

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Alexander

d)

Socrates

18.

What is the oath called that our doctors today take based on Hippocrates?

a)

United Oath

b)

Greek Doctor Oath

c)

Hippocratic Oath

d)

Hypocrite Oath

19.

Who lived during the second Persian War and wrote about the conflict between Persians and Greeks?

a)

Herodotus

b)

Socrates

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Archimedes

20.

Who was not impressed with how democracy was run in Athens?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Archimedes

21.

Who was Alexander the Greats father?

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Socrates

c)

Philip

d)

Aristotle

22.

How did King Philip die?

a)

of old age

b)

He was assassinated by a bodyguard

c)

He was shot

d)

On the battlefield

23.
Philip II improved upon the Greek phalanx by giving his soldiers longer spears than their opponents.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Who took the throne after Philip II was murdered?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Philip III
c)
Cyrus the Great
25.
At the time of his death, Alexander's empire was the largest in the world.
a)
true
b)
false
26.
Why did Alexander destroy the Greek city of Thebes and enslave their people?
a)
To make an example of what would happen to those who rebelled against him
b)
He wanted revenge for the death of his father
c)
He wanted to conquer Thebes
27.
Even though he was only 20 when he took the throne, Alexander's efforts to build an empire made him one of the greatest conquerors in history.
a)
true
b)
false
28.
Alexander was a huge admirer of Greek culture and worked to spread Greek culture throughout the empire.
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Although Alexander promoted the spread of Greek culture, he also encouraged conquered people to keep their customs. This led to a new culture that is called...
a)
Hellenistic
b)
Greekish
c)
Hellenic
30.
What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?
a)
3 generals fought for power & split the kingdom
b)
It was conquered by the Macedonians
c)
Alexander's son took the throne
31.
Alexander the Great modeled cities in his empire after Greek cities and named many of them after himself.
a)
true
b)
false
32.
How was Alexander able to conquer Egypt?
a)
His army was superior in battle due to the phalanx
b)
They surrendered without a fight and named him pharaoh

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