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Life at Home in Ancient Greece

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much time did Greeks spend in their houses?

a)

A lot of time

b)

Little time

2.

What were Greek houses made of?

a)

Houses were built of tree branches

b)

Houses were made of skins of animals

c)

Houses were built of stone, wood, and clay bricks.

d)

The Greeks did not have houses, they lived in tents.

3.

What was the Gynoecium?

a)

It was the room set aside only for men

b)

It was the room set aside only for kids

c)

It was the room set aside only for slaves

d)

It was the room set aside only for women

4.

Where was the Gynoecium located in the Greek house?

a)

It was upstairs, on the second floor,

as far away from the downstairs Andron as possible

b)

It was downstairs, on the first floor, as close from the Andron as possible

5.

What was the Andron?

a)

It was the part of the house reserved just for women

b)

It was the part of the house reserved just for men.

c)

It was the part of the house reserved just for kids

d)

It was the part of the house reserved just for slaves

6.

Which was the part of the house that had the most elegant furniture?

a)

The Gynoecium

b)

The Andron

7.

What did Greek men used to talk about?

a)

Bussiness and Sports

b)

Religious Ceremonies

c)

Politics and Philosophy

8.

What was the name of the part of the Greek house where there was a a well for water and where women

would do their weaving and spinning at certain times of the year?

a)

Andron

b)

Kitchen

c)

Gynoecium

d)

Courtyard

9.

Did the Greek houses have kitchen and bathroom?

a)

YES

b)

NO

10.

What was the weather like in Ancient Greece?

a)

Cold and rainy

b)

Warm and dry

c)

Polar and snowy

11.

Most people in the Ancient Greece lived by farming, fishing and trade.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Soldiers, Scholars, Scientists and Artists were other jobs in Greece

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Who was in charge of the family and the home in Ancient Greece?

a)

Men

b)

Women

14.

Did the families eat together in Ancient Greece: men, women and children?

a)

YES

b)

NO

15.

In Ancient Greece a woman could not leave the house without the husband's permission

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Which women could go out alone, without a male companion or slave?

a)

Rich Women

b)

Poor Women

17.

Most Greek girls married at the age of 13 or 16 and their fathers chose husbands for them

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Did Greek girls go to school?

a)

Yes, they did

b)

No, they did not

19.

When did the girls sacrificed their toys to the goddesss Artemise to show they were grown-ups?

a)

When they had babies?

b)

When they got married

c)

When they cook with their mothers

20.

Was owning slaves a commonn thing in Ancient Greece?

a)

Yes, it was

b)

No, it was not

21.

Slaves could be men or women and if they were treated well they did not run away.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE