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Ancient Greece + Rome

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which continent can you find GREECE?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

2.

True or False: The ancient Greeks gave us many things such as the olympics, architecture, democracy and government, myths, and philosophers.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What does PHILANTHROPY mean?

a)

it's another name for the Parthenon building

b)

a guy named Phil who invents nice buildings

c)

actions that people make for the good of other people

d)

a greek god

4.

Where were the first olympics held?

a)

Rome

b)

Sparta

c)

Athens

d)

Olympia

5.

The _____________ is a heavy disc that you throw like a frisbee in the olympics.

a)

discus

b)

javelin

c)

marathon

d)

chariot race

6.

What is a marathon?

a)

a 60 mile race

b)

a 26-mile race

c)

a horse race (a chariot)

d)

another word for wrestling

7.

The first marathon was ran

a)

when a Roman soldier ran to tell everyone he defeated the cyclops.

b)

during the first olympics.

c)

when a Greek soldier ran 26 miles to tell everyone that the Greeks had won a battle.

d)

only in recent times.

8.

In the ancient olympics, women were allowed to participate.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is ARCHITECTURE?

a)

a place in Greece

b)

an athlete in the olympics

c)

a thinker

d)

a general term used to describe buildings and other structures

10.

Which two buildings look alike?

a)

The Parthenon and the White House

b)

The Parthenon and the Supreme Court Building

c)

The Temple of Zeus and the White House

d)

The Parthenon and the Capitol Building

11.

A ___________________ is a government for the people.

a)

emperor

b)

representative democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

democracy

12.

What is a representative democracy?

a)

A democracy where everybody votes.

b)

A democracy where you pick one person (a representative) to represent many other people

c)

A presidential election

d)

When an emperor rules like a king

13.

What is a jury?

a)

A group of 500,000 people who decide if you are innocent or guilty

b)

A group of 12 people who decide if you are innocent or guilty

c)

A building in ancient Greece

d)

A building in ancient Rome.

14.

Who are famous Greek philosophers?

a)

Augustus Caesar and Julius Caesar

b)

Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

c)

Constantine and Julius Caesar

d)

Romulus and Remus

15.

What is a myth?

a)

A story of excitement and adventure that tries to explain things in nature

b)

A legend that has been passed down that we are unsure if it is true or not

c)

A true story

d)

A chapter book about superheroes

16.

Who is Hercules?

a)

A philosopher

b)

A young boy who was raised by a wolf and a shephered

c)

A character from a myth who strangled snakes to show his strength.

d)

A leader of Ancient Rome

17.

On which island did the Cyclops live on?

a)

Italy

b)

Sicily

c)

Greece

d)

Rome

18.

How did Odysseus escape from the Cyclops?

a)

He poisoned him

b)

He read him philosophy books until he gave up

c)

He put snakes in his crib

d)

He blinded him and then escaped by hiding under his sheep.

19.

Where is the city of ROME?

a)

America

b)

Greece

c)

Italy

d)

Sicily

20.

Romulus and Remus built the city of Rome by the TIber River.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

__________________ was killed because people feared he would become too powerful.

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Constantine

c)

Plato

d)

Polyphemus

22.

The Roman emperor who helped spread Christianity.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Augustus Caesar

c)

Jesus

d)

Constatine

23.

The sea EAST of Greece is _________.

a)

Ionian Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Aegean Sea

d)

Sea of Crete

24.

What is the correct order (clockwise) of the four directions?

a)

North, South, East, West

b)

South, West, North, East

c)

North, East, South, West

d)

West, North, East, South