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The Greeks Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True/False: The Greeks were always a united empire and not loosely allied city-states that had their own identities?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is Oligarchy?

a)

Government in which a small group of people rule

b)

Government in which people elect representatives

c)

Government in which citizens take part directly in day-to-day affairs of government

d)

Government that is run by a single monarch with rights given to citizens

3.

Who was the famous Greek Demigod who fought and tragically died in the Trojan War after being struck by an arrow in his heel?

a)

Perseus

b)

Hercules

c)

Ajax

d)

Achilles

4.

Greek military formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit

a)

Tyranny

b)

Phalanx

c)

Rank and File

d)

Flank

5.

Unjust use of power, or in ancient Greece a government run by a strong ruler?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Authoritarianism

d)

Tyranny

6.

True/False: Democracy is a government in which subjects elect multiple strong rulers of a country?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True/False: Citizenship is membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which Greek city-state that we discussed had citizens?

a)

Athens

b)

Thrace

c)

Sparta

d)

Macedonia

9.

Government in which citizens take part directly in the day-to-day affairs of government?

a)

Tyranny

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Representative Democracy

10.

Government in which people elect representatives to make the nation's laws?

a)

Tyranny

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Representative Democracy

11.

True/False: A lecturer is a person who gives informative talks to students?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Hades is?

a)

Greek God of the Underworld, brother of Zeus and Poseidon

b)

Greek God of Thunder and Justice

c)

Greek God of War

d)

Greek messenger God

13.

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

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Who was Zeus' wife, queen of the Gods and the goddess of marriage?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Athena

c)

Hera

d)

Artemis

15.

True/False: Athena was the patron goddess of Sparta because she was the goddess of war?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Who was the God of prophecy, music, poetry, and god of light

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Ares

d)

Apollo

17.

True/False: Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo; goddess of childbirth and hunting

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Brother of Zeus; god of the Sea

a)

Hades

b)

Poseidon

c)

Ares

d)

Apollo

19.

True/False: Hades is the Greek God of War

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Goddess of love and beauty

a)

Hera

b)

Artemis

c)

Athena

d)

Aphrodite

21.

Select ALL THAT APPLY: What were forms of Greek government

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Communism

22.

True/False: Athenian democracy ensured that all PEOPLE in Athens were able to vote and participate in government?

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True/False: Sparta was a democracy that encouraged education and artistic expression?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True/False: Sparta built its economy through conquest rather trade?

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True/False: Sparta was "if it's not broke, don't fix it" whereas, Athens was "addicted to innovation"

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True/False: Women enjoyed a higher status in Sparta than they did in Athens?

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Where Sparta became wealthy through conquest, how did Athens gain wealth and influence?

a)

Trade

b)

Conquest

c)

Tyranny

d)

Communism

28.

What was a major contribution of the Greeks when it comes to innovations in trade?

a)

Coins & Currency (Choose this one, we didn't cover it in class)

b)

Bartering

c)

Bitcoin

d)

No innovations

29.

True/False: The Battle of Marathon involved the Greeks and Persians ending in a victory for the Persians?

a)

True

b)

False

30.

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?

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Thermopylae

a)

Battle where Athenians defeated the Persians once and for all

b)

Battle where 300 Spartan soldiers fought to the death for 3 days against 100,000 Persians

c)

Battle in which Athenians set a trap for Persians in a huge naval battle

d)

War between the Athenians and Thracians

32.

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?

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The Peloponnesian War?

a)

Fought by the Athenians and Persians over the course of 27 years cementing Athens as the dominant power of Greece

b)

Fought by the Spartans and Persians and despite the odds, Sparta became the dominant power in Greece

c)

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

d)

The war that Alexander The Great fought against the Persians leading to the downfall of the Persian Empire

34.

True/False: Alexander The Great lived a long life and died of old age?

a)

True

b)

False

35.

True/False: Alexander The Great was the first person to unite Greece and then extended the Greek Empire to its largest size?

a)

True

b)

False

36.

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

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Where did Alexander The Great die at the young age of 32?

a)

Athens

b)

India

c)

Babylon

d)

Macedonia

38.

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?

a)

True

b)

False

39.

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?

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Socrates' is famous for his teaching method, what is his teaching method?

a)

Asking questions that are designed to have students think

b)

Lecture about what he knows

c)

He didn't actively teach, he wrote extensively about his thoughts and distributed his writings

d)

He founded the Lyceum, where he lectured and taught

41.

True/False: We know about Socrates and his philosophy because he wrote all his thoughts and ideas down for his students?

a)

True

b)

False

42.

True/False: Socrates' most famous student is Plato?

a)

True

b)

False

43.

How did Socrates die?

a)

He died of old age and was loved by the Greeks

b)

No one knows how he died, there are many theories about his death

c)

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

d)

He lived in exile after being found guilty and died in solitude

44.

True/False: Plato is famous for many things, some of which: founding the Academy in Athens, teaching Aristotle, and his philosophy regarding reality?

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Who did Plato believe should rule?

a)

Democratically elected officials

b)

Tyrants

c)

No one was qualified to rule others, in effect, no official ruler should exist

d)

Philosopher kings should rule, as they are the experts on morals and ethics

46.

True/False: Aristotle was Plato's most famous student?

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Who tutored Alexander The Great?

a)

Homer

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Aristotle

48.

What was Aristotle's fee for tutoring Alexander The Great?

a)

Large amounts of gold

b)

Large plot of land

c)

The freedom of the people from his hometown of Stagira that was conquered by King Phillip

d)

Being appointed to position in Alexander's government

49.

True/False: Aristotle, following in Plato's footsteps and founded his own school known as the Lyceum?

a)

True

b)

False

50.

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)

a)

True (This One)

b)

False