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History, Social Studies, Philosophy
10th
grade
Ancient Greece: Lesson 4
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Greek city-state?PolisacropolisagoraParthenon
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich Greek philosopher was famous for his questioning method in order to reveal truth?SocratesPlatoAristotleZeno
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAthens was the birthplace of what kind of political system?DemocracyAristocracyTyrannyMonarchy
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Greek mythology, where did the major gods live?In the Aegean SeaMount OlympusAt DelphiIn the sky
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Parthenon was built to honor ________.ZeusMedusaAthena
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which philosopher wanted people to question their own ethics and morals?
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the Republic?AritstotlePlatoSocartes
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAristotle believed that the only way to truly experience the world around us was through:Our sensesOur reasonOur knowledge
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Greek sculptor Polyclitus believed that
all sculpture should depict the gods.
using proportions and mathematical ratios, the idea human form could be produced.
the goal in sculpture was to produce a realistic image.
only female artists should sculpt figures of women.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe ancient Olympic games were to honor which god or gods?ZeusHeraZeus & HeraZeus, Poseidon, & Hades
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho is the king of the Greek Gods?JupiterZeusPoseidonHades
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA student of Socrates who wrote down many of his teachingsPlatoAristotleSocratesAlexander the Great
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow did Socrates die?a diseasemade to drink poisonin a warmalaria in a jungle
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who was a storyteller that told famous stories such as the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Alexander
Aristotle
Homer
Stoic
- 15. Multiple Choice
A tragedy is
a play about pain and suffering of life
a play that was critical of Athenians
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who were Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates?
warriors
political leaders
poets
philosophers
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Socrates executed?He was poisonedHe was blamed for corrupting the youth of AthensHe used the Socratic MethodHe was old
- 18. Multiple Choice
What was the name of Plato's book?
The Republic
The Democratic Society
Plato's Greatest Hits
The Philosophy of Plato
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which statement about Aristotle is NOT true?
He wrote a book called Politics
His school was called Lyceum
He preferred a combination of monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy
He was Socrates' teacher
- 20. Multiple Choice
Philosophers were known for their
rituals
cavalry
rhetoric
metic
- 21. Multiple Choice
Who lived on Mount Olympus?
Philosophers
Gods and goddesses
Soldiers
Mrs. Morris
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is the "Socratic method"?
a way of learning to perceive the ideal eternal forms that exist in a higher world
a strategy devised by Socrates for winning the Peloponnesian War.
a method in which a teacher asks questions that help students find answers by using their own reasoning skills.
a method of sculpting the ideal human form.
- 23. Multiple Choice
The ancient Greeks considered religion
unnecessary
important only for men
necessary to the well-being of the state
a luxury best left to women
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