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Ancient Greece and Rome

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ancient Romans were hesitant to accept Christianity as their religion

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Aesop was a slave

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Hesperus is Sapphoś lover

a)

true

b)

false

4.

All cultural groups in Rome were treated equally

a)

true

b)

false

5.

The dog in The Dog and the Wolf valued his freedom more than having a home and being well fed

a)

true

b)

false

6.

The oak in The Oak and the Reed pities the reed because of its small size.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

The Athenian people valued their military and forced men to give their life to the military from the ages of 20 to 60.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Mount Olympus is located roughly in the middle of Greece.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Sulpicia is happy because she finally found a fitting partner.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Horace wrote odes, lyric poems that addressed a particular subject.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Horace's advice included all of the following except

a)

to live a life of golden moderation

b)

to never give up hope

c)

to never lend anyone money

d)

to be smart and know when to call it quits if things seem to be getting out of control

12.

What was the Circus Maximus?

a)

a full blown circus with clowns and acrobats

b)

a horse/chariot race track in Rome

c)

the first of its kind, high powered train

d)

none of these choices

13.

An aghora is

a)

a marketplace

b)

a church

c)

a library

d)

a school

14.

Women were citizens in Rome

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Minotaur was

a)

half man, half horse

b)

half man, half dog

c)

half man, half sheep

d)

half man, half bull

16.

Men and women never danced together in ancient Greece

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Which of the following machines were used on stages in ancient Greece?

a)

lifts to lift actors in the air

b)

a sound machine to represent thunder

c)

electric chandeliers for light

d)

all of these choices

18.

In what ways did ancient Greeks find new slaves?

a)

They sold their family into salvery

b)

rescued infants became slaves

c)

prisoners of war became slaves

d)

all of these choices

19.

Plato complimented Sappho by calling her this-

a)

a minotaur

b)

a muse

c)

a micromanager

d)

a musician

20.

He was a member of the literary group known as the neoterics

a)

Catullus

b)

Horace

c)

Sulpicia

d)

Sappho