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Ch8L1: Greek Culture

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Homer wrote

a)

a song called "Greece is Great"

b)

love songs

c)

speeches for the king

d)

two poems called the Iliad and Odyssey

2.

The goddesses and gods lived on Mt. Olympus

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The king of all Gods was.....

a)

Athena

b)

Zeus

c)

Marathon

d)

Aristotle

4.
Where did the Greek gods live?
a)
Mt. Everest
b)
Mt. Vesuvius 
c)
Mt. Olympus
d)
Mt. Dora
5.

What is a short tale that teaches a lesson called?

a)

An epic

b)

A short story

c)

A fable

d)

A myth

6.

What is a traditional story about gods and goddesses called?

a)

A fable

b)

An oral tradition

c)

A legend

d)

A myth

7.

What is a priest or priestess who could tell the future called?

a)

A fable

b)

A Delphi

c)

A seer

d)

An oracle

8.

What is the custom of passing along stories by speech called?

a)

Oral tradition

b)

Story telling

c)

Talk time

d)

Speaking tradition

9.

What did the Greek people expressed through mythology?

a)

Their love of drama

b)

Political beliefs

c)

A way of teaching lessons

d)

Religious beliefs

10.

Which Greek poet wrote several epic poems?

a)

Aesop

b)

Odysseus

c)

Homer

d)

Sophocles

11.
What were the two types of Drama developed in ancient Greece?
a)
Action and Adventure
b)
Romance and Horror
c)
Comedy and Tragedy
d)
Western and Avant-Garde 
12.

The most famous oracle in ancient Greece was at the temple of

a)

Aphrodite in Rome

b)

Athena at Athens

c)

Apollo at Delphi

d)

Zeus at Sparta

13.
Which of the following strategies best matches how the Greeks used the Trojan Horse?
a)
To intimidate and scare the Tojans into surrendering.
b)
To bribe the Trojans with a huge gift to make them want peace.
c)
To trick the Trojans into bringing the enemy into Troy.
d)
To distract the Trojans so that they could escape back to their ships.
14.

Why did the Olympic games begin?

a)

to give Hera a special gift

b)

to honor Zeus with a competition

c)

to provide Hades with a sacrifice

d)

to please Helios with a ritual

15.

What did the Greeks use to rescue Helen and take her home?

a)

A trojan horse

b)

A warrior hamster

c)

A big-horned bull

d)

A wooden smiley face

16.

What was the story of the Odyssey about?

a)

The long expedition home of a Greek soldier

b)

A goddess that the Greeks were trying to rescue

c)

Mr. Gibbs and his EPIC journey

d)

A long trek across seas to the lost Persian islands

17.

The three best-known dramatists who wrote Greek tragedies were

a)

Sophocles

b)

Aesop

c)

Aeschylus

d)

Euripides

18.
Both men and women were allowed to act in ancient Greek plays.
a)
True
b)
False