WorksheetsThe Greeks Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
True/False: The Greeks were always a united empire and not loosely allied city-states that had their own identities?
True
False
What is Oligarchy?
Government in which a small group of people rule
Government in which people elect representatives
Government in which citizens take part directly in day-to-day affairs of government
Government that is run by a single monarch with rights given to citizens
Who was the famous Greek Demigod who fought and tragically died in the Trojan War after being struck by an arrow in his heel?
Perseus
Hercules
Ajax
Achilles
Greek military formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit
Tyranny
Phalanx
Rank and File
Flank
Unjust use of power, or in ancient Greece a government run by a strong ruler?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Tyranny
True/False: Democracy is a government in which subjects elect multiple strong rulers of a country?
True
False
True/False: Citizenship is membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations?
True
False
Which Greek city-state that we discussed had citizens?
Athens
Thrace
Sparta
Macedonia
Government in which citizens take part directly in the day-to-day affairs of government?
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Government in which people elect representatives to make the nation's laws?
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
True/False: A lecturer is a person who gives informative talks to students?
True
False
Hades is?
Greek God of the Underworld, brother of Zeus and Poseidon
Greek God of Thunder and Justice
Greek God of War
Greek messenger God
True/False: Zeus is the King of the Greek Gods, who is the God of Justice, conjurer of storms and father to many other gods
True
False
Who was Zeus' wife, queen of the Gods and the goddess of marriage?
Aphrodite
Athena
Hera
Artemis
True/False: Athena was the patron goddess of Sparta because she was the goddess of war?
True
False
Who was the God of prophecy, music, poetry, and god of light
Zeus
Poseidon
Ares
Apollo
True/False: Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo; goddess of childbirth and hunting
True
False
Brother of Zeus; god of the Sea
Hades
Poseidon
Ares
Apollo
True/False: Hades is the Greek God of War
True
False
Goddess of love and beauty
Hera
Artemis
Athena
Aphrodite
Select ALL THAT APPLY: What were forms of Greek government
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Communism
True/False: Athenian democracy ensured that all PEOPLE in Athens were able to vote and participate in government?
True
False
True/False: Sparta was a democracy that encouraged education and artistic expression?
True
False
True/False: Sparta built its economy through conquest rather trade?
True
False
True/False: Sparta was "if it's not broke, don't fix it" whereas, Athens was "addicted to innovation"
True
False
True/False: Women enjoyed a higher status in Sparta than they did in Athens?
True
False
Where Sparta became wealthy through conquest, how did Athens gain wealth and influence?
Trade
Conquest
Tyranny
Communism
What was a major contribution of the Greeks when it comes to innovations in trade?
Coins & Currency (Choose this one, we didn't cover it in class)
Bartering
Bitcoin
No innovations
True/False: The Battle of Marathon involved the Greeks and Persians ending in a victory for the Persians?
True
False
True/False: According to legend a soldier from the Battle of Marathon ran 26 miles back to Athens to inform the Athenians of the Greek victory?
True
False
Thermopylae
Battle where Athenians defeated the Persians once and for all
Battle where 300 Spartan soldiers fought to the death for 3 days against 100,000 Persians
Battle in which Athenians set a trap for Persians in a huge naval battle
War between the Athenians and Thracians
True/False: The Battle of Salamis involved the Athenians and Persians, largely a naval battle in which the Greeks set a trap for the over confident Persians which lead to a Greek victory and end to the 2nd Persian war?
True
False
The Peloponnesian War?
Fought by the Athenians and Persians over the course of 27 years cementing Athens as the dominant power of Greece
Fought by the Spartans and Persians and despite the odds, Sparta became the dominant power in Greece
Fought by the Spartans and Athenians over the course of 27 years ending in a Spartan victory, in which Sparta became the dominant power in Greece
The war that Alexander The Great fought against the Persians leading to the downfall of the Persian Empire
True/False: Alexander The Great lived a long life and died of old age?
True
False
True/False: Alexander The Great was the first person to unite Greece and then extended the Greek Empire to its largest size?
True
False
True/False: When Alexander The Great conquered places like the Persian Empire, he kept all the riches for himself and did not redistribute wealth to Greeks
True
False
Where did Alexander The Great die at the young age of 32?
Athens
India
Babylon
Macedonia
True/False: After the death of Alexander, The Greek empire split into 4 different regions run by his generals and would ultimately lead to the decline of the Greeks?
True
False
True/False: Alexander The Great viewed himself as a bridge between cultures and actually blended Greek culture with those that he conquered, Greek culture during the time of Alexander is known as Hellenism?
True
False
Socrates' is famous for his teaching method, what is his teaching method?
Asking questions that are designed to have students think
Lecture about what he knows
He didn't actively teach, he wrote extensively about his thoughts and distributed his writings
He founded the Lyceum, where he lectured and taught
True/False: We know about Socrates and his philosophy because he wrote all his thoughts and ideas down for his students?
True
False
True/False: Socrates' most famous student is Plato?
True
False
How did Socrates die?
He died of old age and was loved by the Greeks
No one knows how he died, there are many theories about his death
He was convicted of multiple major crimes and he chose to drink hemlock (poison) rather than live in exile because he was committed to his beliefs
He lived in exile after being found guilty and died in solitude
True/False: Plato is famous for many things, some of which: founding the Academy in Athens, teaching Aristotle, and his philosophy regarding reality?
True
False
Who did Plato believe should rule?
Democratically elected officials
Tyrants
No one was qualified to rule others, in effect, no official ruler should exist
Philosopher kings should rule, as they are the experts on morals and ethics
True/False: Aristotle was Plato's most famous student?
True
False
Who tutored Alexander The Great?
Homer
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
What was Aristotle's fee for tutoring Alexander The Great?
Large amounts of gold
Large plot of land
The freedom of the people from his hometown of Stagira that was conquered by King Phillip
Being appointed to position in Alexander's government
True/False: Aristotle, following in Plato's footsteps and founded his own school known as the Lyceum?
True
False
True/False: One of the main impacts of the Greek philosophers is that they gave birth to the idea of modern rationality (using logic & reason) rather than having everything explained by the metaphysical (actions/personalities of the gods)
True (This One)
False
