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Ch. 8 Greek Civilization

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Greeks hoped to earn the favors of the gods by performing rituals, (a)   , and sacrifices.

2.

A time when Greek culture spread through the known world.

a)

Zeus

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Hellenistic Era

d)

Socrates

3.

The Chief God that the Greeks worshiped.

a)

Artemis

b)

Apollo

c)

Athena

d)

Zeus

4.
Many Greeks visited an __________ to find out about the future.
a)
philisopher-king
b)
priest
c)
oracle
5.
Stories that used animals to teach a lesson or moral were called _________
a)
fables
b)
myths
c)
dramas
6.

Athens was named after _______________, the Greek goddess of wisdom and crafts.

a)

Athena

b)

Zeus

c)

Artemis

d)

Hera

7.

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Homer

d)

Shakespeare

8.

An oracle is a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for the _______________.

a)

kings

b)

doctors

c)

priests

d)

gods

9.

The Tortoise and the Hare is an example of a ______________.

a)

myth

b)

fable

c)

epic

d)

story.

10.

What type of genre is the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

epic

b)

myth

c)

fable

d)

science fiction

11.

Who believed that the best government is a combination of oligarchy, monarchy, and democracy?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

12.

Which philosopher believed the common people did not think for themselves and were easily influenced?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

13.

Who was a Macedonian king that conquered Persia and spread the Greek culture all over the Western world?

a)

King Phillip II

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Cyrus the Great

14.

Which battle win gave Alexander the Great control of the Persian Empire?

a)

Issus

b)

Granicus

c)

Gaugamela

d)

Marathon

15.

Hippocrates created the Hippocratic Oath for doctors to do their best and keep ____________ privacy.

a)

teachers'

b)

doctor's

c)

patient's

d)

king's

16.

Name the 2 types of drama.

a)

fable and myth

b)

tragedy and myth

c)

comedy and epic

d)

tragedy and comedy

17.

Which philosopher taught his students to think freely and was arrested for treason because of these teachings?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Homer

18.

What is the outer part of a circle called?

a)

radius

b)

circumference

c)

cavalry

d)

rhetoric

19.

What is a cavalry?

a)

soldiers that are injured

b)

soldiers with swords

c)

soldiers that fight with bows and arrows

d)

soldiers that ride on horses

20.

Fables are told from generation to generation by word of mouth. That is an example of?

a)

oral tradition

b)

rhetoric

c)

storytelling

d)

speaking