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WorksheetsCh8L1: Greek Culture
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Homer wrote
a song called "Greece is Great"
love songs
speeches for the king
two poems called the Iliad and Odyssey
The goddesses and gods lived on Mt. Olympus
True
False
The king of all Gods was.....
Athena
Zeus
Marathon
Aristotle
What is a short tale that teaches a lesson called?
An epic
A short story
A fable
A myth
What is a traditional story about gods and goddesses called?
A fable
An oral tradition
A legend
A myth
What is a priest or priestess who could tell the future called?
A fable
A Delphi
A seer
An oracle
What is the custom of passing along stories by speech called?
Oral tradition
Story telling
Talk time
Speaking tradition
What did the Greek people expressed through mythology?
Their love of drama
Political beliefs
A way of teaching lessons
Religious beliefs
Which Greek poet wrote several epic poems?
Aesop
Odysseus
Homer
Sophocles
The most famous oracle in ancient Greece was at the temple of
Aphrodite in Rome
Athena at Athens
Apollo at Delphi
Zeus at Sparta
Why did the Olympic games begin?
to give Hera a special gift
to honor Zeus with a competition
to provide Hades with a sacrifice
to please Helios with a ritual
What did the Greeks use to rescue Helen and take her home?
A trojan horse
A warrior hamster
A big-horned bull
A wooden smiley face
What was the story of the Odyssey about?
The long expedition home of a Greek soldier
A goddess that the Greeks were trying to rescue
Mr. Gibbs and his EPIC journey
A long trek across seas to the lost Persian islands
The three best-known dramatists who wrote Greek tragedies were
Sophocles
Aesop
Aeschylus
Euripides
