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Ancient Greece

Quiz by Michael Misner

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  • Q1
    Greek history was influenced by what aspect of Greece’s Geography?
    deserts and plains
    rivers and deltas
    mountains and seacoast
    glaciers and forests
    30s
  • Q2
    During the Dark Age, some Greeks settled
    on the Indian subcontinent
    in Crete
    in Ionia, part of Asia Minor
    in Mycenae
    30s
  • Q3
    The ancient Greeks considered religion
    important only for men
    a luxury best left to women
    necessary to the well-being of the state
    unnecessary
    30s
  • Q4
    The teachings of Homer promoted
    the Phoenician alphabet
    the values of courage, honor, and excellence
    sailing and warfare
    agriculture and trade
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following was the first Greek state?
    Ionia
    Mycenae
    Crete
    the Isthmus of Corinth
    30s
  • Q6
    According to one story, a young Spartan warrior was told by his mother to return from the war
    in order to serve on the council of elders
    either carrying his shield or being carried on it
    with lots of black broth
    before he turned twenty
    30s
  • Q7
    Herodotus wrote what is considered to be the first
    novel
    comedy
    tragedy
    real history in Western civilization
    30s
  • Q8
    The word spartan has come to mean
    a lover of literature
    oligarchical
    highly self-disciplined
    democratic
    30s
  • Q9
    The tyrants of ancient Greece were
    all oppressive and wicked
    wanted to establish a democratic government
    rulers who seized power by force
    supporters of aristocrats
    30s
  • Q10
    By 750 B.C., the ____, or city-state, became the central focus of Greek life.
    hoplite
    polis
    pantheon
    agora
    30s
  • Q11
    What happened to the Mycenaean’s in 1100 B.C?
    They became part of Egypt
    They defeated Persia
    They took over Babylon
    They disappeared
    30s
  • Q12
    The major gods and goddesses of the Greeks were believed to live on Mt. Olympus
    FALSE
    True
    30s
  • Q13
    Socrates’ most famous student was named Aristotle.
    TRUE
    False
    30s
  • Q14
    The poet who wrote the Iliad was named Herodotus.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q15
    About 8 percent of the geography of Greece is mountainous
    False
    True
    30s

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