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- 1. Multiple ChoiceLong poem about heroic deedsFableEpicOracleMyth
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote plays that poked fun at politicians and encouraged the audience to think?ThucydidesHerodotusEuripidesAristophanes
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA short tale using animals with human characteristics that teaches a moral or lessonFableEpicOracleMyth
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho used painted scenery and 3 actors to tell a story, author of "Oedipus Rex"?PlatoHerodotusEuripidesSophocles
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA priest or priestess who could predict the futureSophistPhilosopherOracleZeus
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho is considered the "Father of History"?ThucydidesHerodotusPlatoSophocles
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho questioned traditional thinking about war in his plays?PlatoSophoclesAristophanesEuripides
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho was the chief god of the Greeks?ZeusPlatoEuripidesOracles
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA way of teaching through questioning that is still used todayFableEpicMythSocratic Method
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the highest mountain in Greece and home to the gods and goddesses?Mount OlympusZeus' PeakMount AthenaSparta Point
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho believed that that human mind could understand everything?SophistsSocratesPhilosophersPlato
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho taught that there was no absolute right or wrong?SophistsPlatoSocratesPhilosophers
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho is considered to be the greatest historian of the ancient world?ThucydidesHerodotusPlatoSophocles
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA traditional story about gods, goddesses and heroesFableEpicOracleMyth
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat student of Socrates wrote the "Republic"?ThucydidesEuripidesSophoclesPlato
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho thought that governments should be headed by philosopher-kings?Alexander the GreatPlatoAristophanesJason
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe Greeks hoped to earn the favor of their gods and goddesses by performing...acrobaticsritualstragediesdances
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Homer's epic, the "Iliad" about?the Trojan WarAlexander the GreatGilgameshthe oracle at Delphi
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho was the goddess of wisdom and crafts?AphroditeArtemisAthenaApollo
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Herodotus write?the "Odyssey"the "History of the Persian Wars"the "Book of the Dead""Antigone"
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the "Odyssey"?SophoclesHomerEuripidesAesop
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAristotle taught his students to follow the ...Golden RuleGolden FleeceGolden MeanNone of theses
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a modern example of a drama?MP3sConcertsMovies and PlaysAll of these
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWho was sentenced to death for his teachings?ArchimedesSocratesAresPlato
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Greek people express through their mythology?Religious BeliefsLove of PoetryLove of SportsPolitical Beliefs
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote many epic poems about heroic deeds, including the "Iliad"?AesopOdysseusCroesusHomer
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat types of drama did the Greeks perform as part of their religious festivals?Comedies and TragediesMyths and FablesEpics and TragediesComedies and Myths
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWho were the 3 best-known writers of Greek tragedies?Aeschylus, Euripides and AristophanesAeschylus, Euripides and HomerAeschylus, Euripides and SophoclesAeschylus, Euripides and Aesop
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat 3 types of columns did the Greeks use in their buildings?Doric, Ionic and AthenianDoric, Ionic and CorinthianDoric, Ionic and ParthenonDoric, Ionic and Gregoric
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWho taught that the universe was governed by the same laws as music and numbers?PlatoPythagorasAristotleHerodotus
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the word "philosophy" mean in Greek?Love of HistoryLove of ScienceLove of WisdomLove of Mathmatics
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Socrates true love?WritingSculptingPhilosophyHis Wife
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote "Politics" after comparing 158 different governments?PlatoAristotleThucydidesHerodotus
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