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Ancient Greek Alphabet

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

The English word for “alphabet” is derived from which two ancient Greek letters? 

a)

the first and last letters 

b)

the first and second letters 

c)

the first and third letters

d)

the first and fourth letters

2.

How many letters does the Greek Alphabet contain?

a)

22 (twenty-two) letters

b)

23 (twenty-three) letters

c)

24 (twenty-four)

d)

25 (twenty-five) letters

3.

How many vowels and consonants does the Greek alphabet contain?

a)

8 (eight) vowels and 16 (sixteen) consonants

b)

7 (seven) vowels and 18 (eighteen) consonants

c)

7 (seven) vowels and 17 (seventeen) consonants

d)

8 (eight) vowels and 17 (seventeen) consonants

4.

A Greek alphabetical character may be both:

a)

a vowel and a consonant

b)

written and spoken

c)

small and a capital letter

d)

all the above

5.

All of the Greek capital letters are:

a)

uniform in height

b)

same as their small letters

c)

rest on the base line

d)

uniform in height AND rest on the base line

6.

All of the Greek small letters are:

a)

uniform in height

b)

rest on the base line

c)

twice as small as their capital letters

d)

none of the above

7.

Which of the Greek consonants has a specific form when located at the end of a word?

a)

bēta

b)

rhō

c)

kappa 

d)

sigma

8.

Ω ω sounds like the 

a)

“o” as in “not”

b)

“o” as in “note” 

c)

“ough” as in “ought” 

d)

“w” as in “work”

9.

Η η sounds like the 

a)

“e” as in “net”

b)

“e” as in “gaze”

c)

“e” as in “obey”

d)

“h” as in “how”

10.

Φ φ sounds like the 

a)

“ps” as in “lips” 

b)

“th” as in “this” 

c)

“z” as in “gaze” 

d)

“ph” as in “phone”

11.

Which alphabetical sequence is correct? (be careful!) 

a)

γ δ ε ζ η

b)

τ φ υ ψ ω

c)

θ κ ι μ ν

d)

π σ ψ χ φ

12.

Which alphabetical sequence is correct? (be careful!) 

a)

Ε Ζ Θ Η Κ

b)

Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο

c)

Τ Ω Ο Ρ Ζ

d)

Η Θ Κ Φ Υ

13.

The Greeks largely based their alphabet on what other alphabet? 

a)

Etruscan

b)

Hebrew

c)

Phoenician

d)

Mycenaean

14.

What comes before and after the letter Θ θ ?

a)

ε and η

b)

η and ι

c)

κ and μ

d)

σ and υ