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Greece Legacy

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What form of government did the Ancient Greeks introduce to the world?   
a)
Communism 
b)
Feudalism
c)
Monarchy 
d)
 Democracy
2.
What were Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates known for?
a)
Theater
b)
  Art
c)
Architecture
d)
Philosophy
3.
What are the two types of Greek theater?   
a)
Science fiction and Fantasy 
b)
Comedy and Tragedy 
c)
Improvisation and Historical 
d)
Musical and Drama   
4.
What ancient civilization imitated much of the Greek culture?
a)
Egyptians
b)
Romans
c)
Incas
d)
Chinese 
5.
True or False: The Greek language was seldom used after Ancient Greece was conquered. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
Which of the following is an area where Ancient Greek culture has influenced modern culture?
a)
Government 
b)
Sports
c)
Philosophy 
d)
 All of the above
7.
What modern-day sporting event began with the Ancient Greeks in 776 BC?     
a)
Super Bowl
b)
World Cup
c)
Olympics
d)
Final Four
8.
What European time period after the Middle Ages brought back many aspects of the Greek culture?
a)
Dark Ages
b)
Renaissance   
c)
 Bronze Age
d)
Cold War
9.
What type of art were the Greeks most known for producing?
a)
Landscape paintings
b)
Stained glass
c)
Realistic sculptures
d)
 Portrait paintings 
10.
True or False: Many modern-day buildings are designed in the classical Greek style.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.

In which are Pythagoras and Euclid associated?

a)

Chemistry

b)

Language

c)

Geometry

d)

Linguistics

12.

Hippocrates was an important Greek doctor. Which statement, would he have most likely have made?

a)

"You are sick because the gods are angry ."

b)

"I will operate on your spine."

c)

"You must let me try this experiment on you."

d)

"I observe that you got sick from eating that spoiled meat."

13.

The ancient Greeks developed democracy, which of the following is part of American politics today?

a)

A council of elders

b)

A national religion

c)

Juries of citizens

d)

A symbolic royal family

14.

What would Socrates have about the way Greeks, and people today, approach their studies?

a)

They asked a lot of questions

b)

They worked in large groups

c)

They believe in the gods, and that they are responsible for their wisdom

d)

They machines to help them

15.

How does modern American American democracy differ ancient Athenian democracy?

a)

Citizens can vote

b)

Men can vote

c)

Women can vote

d)

Criminals can vote

16.

What idea did Hippocrates have about health and disease?

a)

That disease is caused by infection.

b)

That the gods have nothing to do with disease.

c)

That all diseases can be cured with medicine.

d)

That natural causes and can be observed.

17.

What branch of mathematics began with land?

a)

Geometry

b)

Algebra

c)

Statistics

d)

Logic

18.

What distance did the Greek astronomer Hipparchus calculate?

a)

Around the Earth

b)

From the Earth to the Moon

c)

Around the Moon

d)

From the Sun to the Moon

19.

What system did ancient Greek geographers develop?

a)

geometry and geography

b)

writing

c)

dissection

d)

latitude and longitude

20.

What was Aristotle's contribution to science?

a)

The classification of latitude and longitude

b)

The classification of stars and planets

c)

The classification of geometric shapes

d)

The classification of plants and animals

21.

Why were the Olympics first held?

a)

To honor Olympus

b)

To honor Zeus

c)

To honor Apollo

d)

To honor Athens

22.
Hippocrates was an important Greek doctor.  Which statement would he most likely have made? 
a)
“You are sick because the gods are angry at you.” 
b)
“I will operate on your spine.”
c)
“You must let me try this experiment on you.”
d)
“I observe that you got sick after eating that meat.”
23.
With which field are Pythagoras and Euclid associated? 
a)
Chemistry
b)
Geometry
c)
Linguistics
d)
Literature
24.
Because the ancient Greeks developed democracy, which of the following is part of American politics today? 
a)
A council of elders
b)
Juries of citizens
c)
A national religion
d)
A symbolic royalty
25.
What would Socrates have liked about the way Greeks approached their studies?  
a)
They asked a lot of questions
b)
They worked in large groups 
c)
They  believed in the gods
d)
They built machines to help them
26.
Greece contributed to our language today.  The word geography comes from the Greek words meaning…  
a)
Classifying plants
b)
Classifying animals
c)
Writing about Earth
d)
Writing about the stars
27.
To which of the following did the Greeks make major contributions? 
a)
theater and religion
b)
religion and medicine
c)
cooking and medicine
d)
language and government
28.
Today, people who become a doctor take the __________________________ Oath.
a)
Pentathlon
b)
Pythagoras
c)
Hipparchus
d)
Hippocratic
29.
__________________ comes from the Greek word “star”.
a)
Geometry
b)
Geography
c)
Astronomy
d)
Architecture
30.
We classify animals and plants today because of the work of _____________________.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Hipparchus
d)
Archimedes
31.
Alexandria was the first woman to earn fame as a mathematician.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
The word alphabet comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and beta.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Archimedes is called the “father of modern medicine”.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Ancient Greeks originally believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
a)
True
b)
False

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