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The Golden Age of Greece

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was an important figure in Greek literature during the Golden Age of Athens?

a)

Homer

b)

Sophocles

c)

Plato

d)

Aristotle

2.

Which two epic poems did Homer write that are still read today?

a)

The Iliad and the Odyssey

b)

The Iliad and Antigone

c)

Oedipus the King and Antigone

d)

The Odyssey and Oedipus at Colonus

3.

Which of the following philosophers was a student of Socrates?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Homer

d)

Sophocles

4.

Who was a student of Plato and tutor for Alexander the Great?

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Homer

d)

Sophocles

5.

Which philosopher focused on moral and psychological questions?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Euripides

6.

Which philosopher discussed ethics, politics, and the nature of ideas?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Homer

7.

Math the statement to the thinker.

a)

Socrates

1.

Executed for "Questioning Authority"

b)

Herodotus

2.

Father of History

c)

Plato

3.

Wrote The Republic

d)

Pythagoras

4.

Famous Mathematician

e)

Aristotle

5.

Student of Plato

8.

Greek theatre focused on... [SELECT THE CORRECT 2]

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Military Reenactments

d)

Religious Events

9.

Herodotus revolutionized studying history by...

a)

Disproving several religions using historic facts.

b)

Discovering the name of every major King.

c)

Telling historic events like they were stories.

d)

Including counts of soldiers at major battles.

10.

Determine which items below were Greek inventions.

Categorize the following

Marble Columns

The Tragedy

Pythagorean Theorem

Realistic Sculpture

The Sun Dial

Irrigation

The Chariot

Numbers grouped by 100s

Greek Inventions
Not Greek Inventions
11.

​ (a)   , or "lovers of wisdom" used ​ (b)   to educate and persuade the Greek people.​

Choose from the below words
Philosophers
rhetoric
Mathematicians
Senators
intimidation
books
Politicians