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Chpt. 8, Greek Civilization

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Macedonia gained power in the ancient world during the reign of King Philip II. 

a)

True

b)

False

2.

2. Many Greeks visited an oracle to find out about the future.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

3. The Parthenon is an example of a Greek theater.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

4. Aristotle’s writing had no effect on the writing of the U.S. Constitution. 

a)

True

b)

False

5.

5. The gods in Greek myths have great powers but look and act like human beings. 

a)

True

b)

False

6.

6. a commander in the army at 16 and a ruler at 20 

a)

Sophecles

b)

Hellenistic Empirs

c)

Alexander

d)

Stoics

7.

7. rejected the idea of absolute right or wrong 

a)

Sophists

b)

Stoics

c)

Alexander

d)

Sophocles

8.

8. a great Athenian writer who stressed courage and understanding 

a)

Sophists

b)

Sophocles

c)

Alexander

d)

Hellenistic Era

9.

9. a time when Greek culture spread through the known world 

a)

Sophists

b)

Hellenistic Era

c)

Stoics

d)

Post Greek Era

10.

10. believed that happiness resulted from using reason

a)

Alexander

b)

Sophocles

c)

Stoics

d)

Post Greek Era

11.

16. Who thought that governments should be headed by philosopher-kings? 

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Jason

c)

Aristophanes

d)

Plato

12.

17. Aristotle taught his students the 

a)

“golden mean.”

b)

“silver rule.”

c)

“golden way.”

d)

Golden Fleece

13.

18. Who was sentenced to death for his teachings? 

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Archimedes

d)

Aristotle

14.

19. Who taught students that the universe followed the same laws that governed music and numbers? 

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Thucydides

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Miletus

15.

20. Which Greek scientist concluded that Earth was round? 

a)

Euclid

b)

Archimedes

c)

Eratosthenes

d)

Epicurus

16.

23. Whom did the Greeks worship as their chief god? 

a)

Hera

b)

Zues

c)

Athena

d)

Poseidon

17.

24. What Greek scientist is known as the “father of medicine”? 

a)

Pythagoras

b)

Aristotle

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Denosthenes

18.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

believed there was no absolute good or evil

Believed in absolute good and truth

One way of life good for one, might be bad for another

believed real knowledge was within each person

Sophists
Socrates