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Chpt. 8

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Oral Tradition

a)

the custom of passing along stories by speech

b)

a long poem about heroic deeds

c)

a short tale that teaches a lesson

d)

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

e)

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

2.

This is an example of

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

3.

Oracle

a)

a place where a priest or priestess could tell the future

b)

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

c)

a long poem about heroic deeds

d)

the custom of passing along stories by speech

e)

a short tale that teaches a lesson

4.

The three best-known dramatists who wrote Greek tragedies were Aeschylus, Euripedes, and

a)

Aristophanes

b)

Homer

c)

Sophocles

d)

Aesop

5.

Myth

a)

the custom of passing along stories by speech

b)

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

c)

a short tale that teaches a lesson

d)

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

e)

a long poem about heroic deeds

6.

What are the two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?

a)

comedy and tragedy

b)

myth and fable

c)

epic and tragedy

d)

comedy and myth

7.

This is an example of

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

8.

Through mythology, the Greeks expressed their

a)

religious beliefs

b)

love of poetry

c)

love of sport

d)

political beliefs

9.

Epic

a)

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

b)

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

c)

a long poem about heroic deeds

d)

the custom of passing along stories by speech

e)

a short tale that teaches a lesson

10.

This is an example of

a)

Doric

b)

Ionic

c)

Corinthian

11.

This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad

a)

Aesop

b)

Odysseus

c)

Croesus

d)

Homer

12.

Fable

a)

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

b)

a long poem about heroic deeds

c)

the custom of passing along stories by speech

d)

a short tale that teaches a lesson

e)

a priest or priestess who could tell the future

13.

Plato

a)

thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, and logic

b)

an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events

c)

a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today

d)

a traveling professional teacher

e)

student of Socrates who wrote the Republic

14.

Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whose true love was...

a)

writing

b)

drama

c)

philosophy

d)

giving lectures

15.

Sophist

a)

thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, and logic

b)

an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events

c)

a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today

d)

a traveling professional teacher

e)

student of Socrates who wrote the Republic

16.

Philosophers

a)

thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, and logic

b)

an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events

c)

a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today

d)

a traveling professional teacher

e)

student of Socrates who wrote the Republic

17.

Socratic Method

a)

thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, and logic

b)

an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events

c)

a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today

d)

a traveling professional teacher

e)

student of Socrates who wrote the Republic

18.

This philosopher taught that the universe was governed by the same laws as music and numbers

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Herodotus

d)

Pythagoras

19.

Thucydides

a)

thinkers who created new bodies of knowledge such as history, political science, biology, and logic

b)

an ancient historian who believed in accurate, eyewitness reporting of events

c)

a way of teaching by asking questions that is still used today

d)

a traveling professional teacher

e)

student of Socrates who wrote the Republic

20.

After he compared 158 governments to find the best one, who wrote the book Politics?

a)

Thucydides

b)

Herodotus

c)

Aristotle

d)

Plato

21.

The word philosophy means

a)

"love of history"

b)

"love of science"

c)

"love of mathematics"

d)

"love of wisdom"

22.

Philip II

a)

what a person leaves behind when he or she dies

b)

a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people

c)

Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia

d)

became king of Macedonia at age 20

e)

Founded by Alexander in Egypt

23.

After his death, Alexander's empire fell apart because his

a)

children did not like war

b)

generals fought one another

c)

army was sick with plague

d)

wife gave away the throne

24.

In Hellenistic kingdoms, government business was conducted in what language?

a)

Macedonian

b)

Egyptian

c)

Persian

d)

Greek

25.

Alexander and his army of 40,000 Greek and Macedonian soldiers defeated the Persians in the Battle of

a)

Syria

b)

Alexandria

c)

Granicus

d)

Athens

26.

Alexandria

a)

what a person leaves behind when he or she dies

b)

a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people

c)

Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia

d)

became king of Macedonia at age 20

e)

Founded by Alexander in Egypt

27.

Which public speaker said that the Macedonian king Philip II was considered a threat to Greek freedom?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Demothenes

d)

Thucydides

28.

Alexander the Great

a)

what a person leaves behind when he or she dies

b)

a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people

c)

Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia

d)

became king of Macedonia at age 20

e)

Founded by Alexander in Egypt

29.

legacy

a)

what a person leaves behind when he or she dies

b)

a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people

c)

Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia

d)

became king of Macedonia at age 20

e)

Founded by Alexander in Egypt

30.

Alexander's main enemy, the king of the Persians, was

a)

Philip II

b)

Darius III

c)

Homer

d)

Issus

31.

Hellenistic Era

a)

what a person leaves behind when he or she dies

b)

a time when Greek ideas spread to non-Greek people

c)

Macedonian admirer of Greek ideas who planned to conquer Persia

d)

became king of Macedonia at age 20

e)

Founded by Alexander in Egypt

32.

Epicureanism

a)

the astronomer who concluded that the Earth is round

b)

happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion

c)

the distance around the Earth

d)

mathematics that deals with 3D objects

e)

happiness is the freedom from fear and pain

33.

Hellenistic kings wanted which city to serve as a model for all other cities?

a)

Rhodes

b)

Alexandria

c)

Zeno

d)

Athens

34.

Eratosthenes

a)

the astronomer who concluded that the Earth is round

b)

happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion

c)

the distance around the Earth

d)

mathematics that deals with 3D objects

e)

happiness is the freedom from fear and pain

35.

Solid Geometry

a)

the astronomer who concluded that the Earth is round

b)

happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion

c)

the distance around the Earth

d)

mathematics that deals with 3D objects

e)

mathematics that deals with points, lines, and angles

36.

Plane geometry

a)

happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion

b)

the distance around the Earth

c)

mathematics that deals with 3D objects

d)

happiness is the freedom from fear and pain

e)

mathematics that deals with points, lines, and angles

37.

Circumference

a)

the astronomer who concluded that the Earth is round

b)

happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion

c)

the distance around the Earth

d)

mathematics that deals with 3D objects

e)

happiness is the freedom from fear and pain

38.

Stoicism

a)

the astronomer who concluded that the Earth is round

b)

happiness comes from doing your duty and following reason, not emotion

c)

the distance around the Earth

d)

mathematics that deals with 3D objects

e)

happiness is the freedom from fear and pain

39.

The Greek scientist who states that the sun is the center of the solar system and that the Earth revolves around it

a)

Euclid

b)

Aristarchus

c)

Epicurus

d)

Hypatia

40.

Alexandria was the Greek capital of Egypt and was most famous among scholars for its

a)

exciting architecture

b)

grand art museums

c)

vast library

d)

famous theaters

41.

Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?

a)

Archimedes

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Plato

42.

Homer's epic, the Iliad, is about

a)

the Trojan War

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

the oracle at Delphi

d)

Alexander the Great

43.

Aesop's fables were part of Greek

a)

architecture

b)

temples

c)

oral tradition

d)

politics

44.

How far east did Alexander lead his armies?

a)

to Persia

b)

to India

c)

to Syria

d)

to Mesopotamia

45.

Aristotle taught his students the

a)

golden mean

b)

Golden Fleece

c)

silver rule

d)

golden way

46.

Which city of Alexander's empire was in Egypt?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Athens

c)

Persepolis

d)

Susa