WorksheetsCh 7 Sec 2: Life in Ancient Greece
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Belief in many gods and goddesses
a)
Epics
b)
Fable
c)
Vivid
d)
Polytheism
2.
Light spear thrown by hand
a)
Fable
b)
Vivid
c)
Javelin
d)
Polytheism
3.
Stories that people tell to explain beliefs about their world
a)
Myths
b)
Olympics
c)
Epics
d)
Fable
4.
Producing clear mental images
a)
Zeus
b)
Vivid
c)
Javelin
d)
Polytheism
5.
Long poems about a hero's adventure
a)
Myths
b)
Olympics
c)
Epics
d)
Fable
6.
The ruler of the Greek gods was called
a)
Ares
b)
Athena
c)
Prometheus
d)
Zeus
7.
The Greeks believed the gods lived
a)
in Athens
b)
in Cyprus
c)
on Mount Olympus
d)
on Mount Etna
8.
Stories that portray Greek gods and goddesses are called
a)
essays
b)
fables
c)
histories
d)
myths
9.
The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called the
a)
Goodwill Games
b)
marathons
c)
Olympics
d)
triathlons
10.
A short story, usually involving animals, that teaches a moral lesson is a(n)
a)
epic poem
b)
fable
c)
myth
d)
song
11.
The Iliad is an example of a(n)
a)
epic poem
b)
fable
c)
novel
d)
song
12.
According to Greek myth, Prometheus gave humans
a)
water
b)
air
c)
olives
d)
fire
13.
The ancient Greeks honored their gods by
a)
holding festivals
b)
going to church
c)
raising money
d)
having debating contests
14.
According to tradition, the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by
a)
Aesop
b)
Demeter
c)
Homer
d)
Zeus
15.
In "The Hare and the Tortoise" the hare loses the race because
a)
the tortoise tricks the hare
b)
the hare takes a nap
c)
the tortoise uses a magic spell
d)
the hare gets lost
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