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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a city-state?
a)

A city with an emperor who enslaves foreign people

b)

A city and surrounding territory that was like it's own independent state

c)
A type of city controlled by the state of California
d)

A form of government

2.
What were the two main city-states of Ancient Greece?
a)
Rome & Alexandria
b)
Corinth & Olympia
c)
Thebes & Argos
d)
Sparta & Athens
3.

Athens is credited with the development of _________________, a form of government where the people choose how they are ruled.

a)

Monotheism

b)

Anarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Direct Democracy

4.

Why were the Olympics held?

a)

To compete against other countries

b)

For gods and goddesses to compete

c)

To show off their mad skillz

d)

To honor the god Zeus

5.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
6.
Alexander the Great is famous because 
a)
he was a student of Aristotle 
b)
he was King Philip's son
c)
he conquered a lot of land
d)
he died
7.

Who is the goddess of love and beauty?

a)

Hades

b)

Hera

c)

Aphrodite

d)

Athena

8.

Who is the god of fire ;blacksmith to the gods ?

a)

Hephaestes

b)

Troy

c)

Zeus

d)

Achilles

9.

Who kidnapped Persephone?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Zeus

c)

Hephaestus

d)

Hades

10.

_________ is the home of the Greek gods?

a)

Titans

b)

Styx

c)

Perseus

d)

Mount Olympus

11.

Hector was defeated by Achilles in one on one combat.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False? Greece has over 3,000 islands

a)

True

b)

Fase

13.

Why were ancient Greek communities isolated from one another?

a)

The Great Wall separated them

b)

Mountains, rough terrain and islands made it difficult for communities to communicate

c)

They didn't like talking to strangers

d)

Each area kept their distance so they could have separate governments.

14.

This type of government has one person in power who is often called "king".

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

15.

This type of government typically has a few rich men in power

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

16.

Athens economy was based on __________.

a)

farming

b)

religion

c)

trade

d)

slavery

17.

How did the Trojan War start?

a)

Helen was stolen from her husband by Paris

b)

A large wooden horse was built and sent into Troy

c)

A golden apple with "to the fairest" was claimed by 3 goddesses

d)

Achilles and Hector fought to the death

18.

What was ancient Greece's contribution to architecture?

a)

Columns used in many public buildings

b)

pyramids

c)

A flushing toilet and sewer system

d)

2 story houses

19.

What did Aphrodite offer Paris to be awarded "The fairest"?

a)

He would be lord of Europe and Asia

b)

He would lead the Trojans to victory over Greece

c)

He would have the love of the the most beautiful woman in the world

d)

He would be immortal

20.

How was Achilles killed?

a)

He lost the battle with Hector

b)

He was burned at the stake for being a witch

c)

He angered the Gods and was brought to the underworld by Hades

d)

He was killed by Paris with an arrow that hit his only weak spot, his heel

21.

This Titan God did not want his children to be more powerful than him, so he ate them.

a)

Zeus

b)

Kronos

c)

Hades

d)

Poseidon

22.

The symbol for this Olympian God is often a lightning bolt.

a)

Apollo

b)

Dionysus

c)

Poseidon

d)

Zeus

23.

This mythological character was cursed with hair of snakes and the power to turn people to stone.

a)

Medusa

b)

Hydra

c)

Cerberus

d)

Arachne

24.

A mythological character that is half goat-half man

a)

Centaur

b)

Fury

c)

Satyr

d)

Hydra

25.

A person who is half god- half human

a)

Demigod

b)

Olympian

c)

Titan

d)

Mortal