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Ancient Greece

Quiz by Jessica Vandergrift

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  • Q1
    What is the name of the Greek literature that is a long poem used to teach values?
    Epic
    Sonnet
    Novel
    Bonnet
    30s
  • Q2
    What title is often associated with Herodotus?
    'The father of Truth'
    'The father of History'
    'The father of Lies'
    'The father of Research'
    30s
  • Q3
    Alexander the Great hopes to combine the best of
    Greek and Roman Culture
    Persian and Egyptian Culture
    Greek and Egyptian Culture
    Greek and Persian Culture
    30s
  • Q4
    Why did the Greeks city-states have difficulty uniting as one country?
    They had their own gods
    They were isolated by mountains & water
    They did not speak the same language
    They shared the same trade routes
    30s
  • Q5
    What happens during the night once the Trojan Horse is brought into the city?
    They end up winning--a true underdog story
    The gods protect the city from destruction
    They escape to Brazil
    The city is completely destroyed
    30s
  • Q6
    Which civilization had a higher regard for women than most - Chief Deity was a woman called Earth Mother?
    Athens
    Mycenaean
    Sparta
    Minoan
    30s
  • Q7
    Greek battle messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens
    Achilles
    Pericles
    Pheidippides
    Hermes
    30s
  • Q8
    What type of government exists when a few wealthy people are in power?
    Democracy
    Theocracy
    Monarchy
    Oligarchy
    30s
  • Q9
    Who used stone walls encircling the hilltop fortresses to offer protection
    Persia
    Minoan
    Acropolis
    Mycenaean
    30s
  • Q10
    Who takes over the Mycenaean and it leads to overseas trading stopping and increasing poverty
    Dorians
    Minoans
    Athenians
    Spartans
    30s
  • Q11
    Zeus is God of what?
    Earth
    Air
    Wind
    Fire
    30s
  • Q12
    He is Zeus' brother, the ruler of the underworld, and god of the dead.
    Hades
    Hermes
    Poseidon
    Apllo
    30s
  • Q13
    He is a brother of Zeus and the god of the seas.
    Hades
    Pluto
    Apollo
    Poseidon
    30s
  • Q14
    Who was the philosopher that taught by asking questions?
    Plato
    Socrates
    Alexander
    Aristotle
    30s
  • Q15
    Greek physician studied illnesses and set ethical standards for doctors
    Homer
    Herodotus
    Hippocrates
    Pericles
    30s

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