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Legacy of Ancient Greece

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which category does the video mention as part of Greece's legacy?

a)

Chemistry

b)

Astronomy

c)

Foreign Languages

d)

Astrology

2.

What symbol was created by Archimedes and later assigned a specific meaning?

a)

Roman numbers

b)

Medicine snake

c)

Zodiac sign

d)

Pi (3.14...)

3.

Which category of theater did the Greeks NOT create?

a)

Tragedy

b)

History

c)

Romance

d)

Comedy

4.

What happens to Oedipus in the drama Oedipus Rex?

a)

He kills his father

b)

He meets a dinosaur

c)

He marries his mother

d)

He marries his cousin

5.

Herodotus is the father of...

a)

History

b)

Oedipus

c)

Mathematics

d)

Medicine

6.

What modern country had Pythagoras's school for math and many Greek colonies?

a)

Turkey

b)

Croatia

c)

Italy

d)

Egypt

7.

Geometry is the study of...

a)

Historical events

b)

Shapes, lines, and planes

c)

Places, people, and the environment

d)

The stars

8.

What is an astrolabe used for?

a)

Experiments

b)

Navigation

c)

Telling the future

d)

Calculating numbers

9.

What did the Greeks originally believe caused illnesses?

a)

Punishments from the Gods

b)

Germs

c)

Natural causes

d)

Bad weather

10.

The Hippocratic Oath is an oath taken by...

a)

Teachers

b)

Judges

c)

Doctors

d)

Presidents

11.

During Roman times, the Greek man Galen...

a)

made discoveries in anatomy

b)

conquered territories

c)

discovered that the Earth revolves around the Sun

d)

studied other animals

12.

According to Greek myth, Asclepius, the god of medicine, was the son of...

a)

Poseidon

b)

Athena

c)

Apollo

d)

Zeus

13.

What did the Greeks originally believe was at the center of the universe?

a)

Moon

b)

Outer Space

c)

Sun

d)

Earth

14.

A battle during the Greco-Persian War inspired what sporting event?

a)

Marathon

b)

Relay Race

c)

Tennis Match

d)

Futbol Game

15.

Which Wonder of the World is in the same city where the Olympics started?

a)

Pyramids

b)

Acropolis

c)

Oracle at Delphi

d)

Temple of Zeus

16.

What important symbol of the Olympics still exists in Olympia?

a)

Red Ribbon

b)

Gold Medal

c)

Lit Torch

d)

Rings

17.

Which sporting event lasted from 566 BCE to the 3rd century?

a)

X Games

b)

Pan-Athenaic Games

c)

Olympic Games

d)

Athens Games

18.

Which god does a lit torch honor, as it did at the original Olympic Games in 776 BCE?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Athena

d)

Olympus