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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a story designed to teach a lesson

a)

monarchy

b)

fable

c)

myth

d)

moral

2.

a traditional story about gods and goddesses

a)

legend

b)

fable

c)

Muses

d)

myth

3.

a government ruled by a king

a)

monarchy

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

authoritarianism

4.

a ruler with absolute authority

a)

king

b)

tyrant

c)

president

d)

teacher

5.

a government ruled by a few people

a)

democracy

b)

patriarchy

c)

oligarchy

d)

monarchy

6.

a group of nine goddesses who presided over the arts

a)

Sirens

b)

Athenas

c)

Lady Lions

d)

Muses

7.

Does this statement describe Athens or Sparta? :: The whole society revolved around building and maintaining its army.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

8.

Does this statement describe Athens or Sparta? :: The men were educated and allowed to participate in the Assemby.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

9.

Does this statement describe Athens or Sparta? :: The women were rarely seen in public and rarely worked outside the home.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

10.

Does this statement describe Athens or Sparta? :: An oligarchy was this city-state's only type of government.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

11.

Does this statement describe Athens or Sparta? :: The men were taught from a very young age to fight, steal, and protect themselves.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

12.

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Homer

13.

Who is known as the Father of Medicine?

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Thucydides

c)

Aesop

d)

Plato

14.

Who was the Greek slave who wrote fables?

a)

Euclid

b)

Homer

c)

Aesop

d)

Plato

15.

Which Greek philosopher believed the spiritual world was superior to the physical world?

a)

Jesus

b)

Plato

c)

Euclid

d)

Aristotle

16.

Which Greek philosopher introduced the scientific method?

a)

Einstein

b)

Aristotle

c)

Homer

d)

Hippocrates

17.

Which Greek philosopher and teacher was known for asking students thought-provoking questions?

a)

Mrs. Davis

b)

Homer

c)

Socrates

d)

Plato

18.

Who was the author of the first geometry book?

a)

Euclid

b)

Homer

c)

Socrates

d)

Mrs. Scott

19.

Is the following statement an event that led up to the Peloponnesian War, or a consequence of the war? :: Sparta took control of Greece for about 30 years.

a)

Event leading up to the war

b)

Consequence of the war

20.

Is the following statement an event that led up to the Peloponnesian War, or a consequence of the war? :: Athens formed an alliance with many city-states called the Delian League.

a)

Event leading up to the war

b)

Consequence of the war

21.

Is the following statement an event that led up to the Peloponnesian War, or a consequence of the war? :: The Spartan oligarchy was unpopular with the other city states.

a)

Event leading up to the war

b)

Consequence of the war

22.

Is the following statement an event that led up to the Peloponnesian War, or a consequence of the war? :: Athens grew wealthier from collecting taxes and guarding the treasury.

a)

Event leading up to the war

b)

Consequence of the war

23.

Is the following statement an event that led up to the Peloponnesian War, or a consequence of the war? :: Athens lost its democracy.

a)

Event leading up to the war

b)

Consequence of the war

24.

Is the following statement an event that led up to the Peloponnesian War, or a consequence of the war? :: Tension grew between Athens and Sparta.

a)

Event leading up to the war

b)

Consequence of the war

25.

The spread of Greek culture brought a common ________ to the Western world.

a)

language

b)

beauty

c)

religion

26.

Greek philosophers emphasized many of the same ________ that the Bible does.

a)

stories

b)

virtues

c)

fruits of the Spirit

27.

The Bible teaches that it is impossible to live a godly life without the power of the ___________.

a)

church

b)

Bible

c)

Holy Spirit