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The Ancient Greece by Aly Bousellam

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?

a)

Rome and Alexandria

b)

Corinth and Olympia

c)

Sparta and Athens

2.

In Greek mythology, what did the golden arrow of Eros make people do?

a)

Fall in love

b)

Fight with each other

c)

Sing a song

3.

What is the king of all gods in the Greek mythology?

a)

Apollo

b)

Zeus

c)

Homer

4.

In the Ancient Greek, what was the prize for the winners in the Olympic Games?

a)

A medal

b)

An olive wreath

c)

A vase

5.

Which of the following activities were women allowed to do in the Ancient Greek?

a)

Voting

b)

Going to school

c)

Sewing quietly

6.

Who constructed the Trojan Horse?

a)

The Greeks

b)

The Trojans

c)

Alexander the Great

7.

Who was the author of “The Odyssey”?

a)

Homer

b)

Athena

c)

Odysseus

8.

In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of beauty and love?

a)

Artemis

b)

Athena

c)

Aphrodite

9.

The Ancient Greek civilisation started to develop at which period of time?

a)

2,500 years B.C.

b)

1,500 years B.C.

c)

500 years B.C.

10.

The most important goddesses and gods in the Greek mythology lived on which mountain?

a)

Everest

b)

Olympus

c)

Delphi

11.

What is considered the first great work of Greek literature and the finest epic poem?

a)

Antigone

b)

Odyssey

c)

Achilles

12.

What were the largest population centers in ancient Greece called?

a)

capitals

b)

cities

c)

city-states

13.

What was the most important city-state in ancient Greece?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Rome

14.

Which system of governance originated in ancient Greece?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

communism

15.

Who was the Greek god of the sea?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hera

c)

Poseidon

16.

What were the half-men, half-horse creatures of Greek mythology called?

a)

Unicorns

b)

Centaur

c)

Griffin

17.

What was the name of the king of the underworld?

a)

Satan

b)

Damian

c)

Hades

18.

What is the name of the Greek god of wine?

a)

Saturn

b)

Dionysus

c)

Ares

19.

What mythic war was sparked after a man named Paris kidnapped Helen, the wife of Sparta’s king?

a)

Sicilian War

b)

Trojan War

c)

Greco-Persian War

20.

During the mythic Trojan War, what kind of large structure was built out of wood to create a ruse in order to breach the walls of the city of Troy?

a)

horse

b)

dragon

c)

elephant