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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Parthenon sits atop the Acropolis and is one of the great ancient sites of the world. Why was the Parthenon built?
It was a meeting place for the citizens of Athens.
It was a temple to the goddess Athena.
It was a storehouse for grain.
It was a monument to the soldiers who died fighting the Persians.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Democracy origiated in which ancient culture?
Athens
Sparta
- 3. Multiple Choice
What happened in Athens during the “Golden Age” of Pericles?
Athens became the sole military power in the world by invading and defeating the Persians and Egyptians.
A gold deposit was found in the Athenian foothills making the city the most wealthy in the world.
Politics and architecture,monuments, art, philosophy, and literature flourished in the city as it became the center of Greek culture.
The capital city of the Greek nation was moved to Athens and it became the largest city in the world.
- 4. Multiple Choice
_____________, ____________, and _____________ were the most notable philosophers.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Thales, Plato, Aristotle
Pericles, Plato, Aristotle
Phillip, Plato, Aristotle
- 5. Multiple Choice
What building is this?
The Parthenon at Athens
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
Temple of Zeus at Cyrene
- 6. Multiple Choice
What Greek philosopher was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens and was sentenced to death?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Alexander
- 7. Multiple Choice
What were some of the major beliefs of the Ancient Greeks around philosophy and science?
Philosophers of ancient Greece are known as some of the greatest thinkers
The role of logic, reason, and inquiry over superstitious belief systems
The Greeks made major contributions to math and science.
The Greek scientists like Aristotle believed the Greek gods were responsible for all things in nature
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why is the Socratic teaching method named after Socrates?
Because Socrates was the greatest teacher that ever lived
Because Socrates believed in teaching by asking questions where the student arrives at the answer via questions
Because Socrates invented the scientific method
Because Socrates studied subjects as diverse as drama and science
- 9. Multiple Choice
True or False: Literature and theater was not important in ancient Greek society
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
What two types of plays did the Greeks invent
Comedy and tragedy plays
Sophocles and Aristophanes
epic poems and music
The Iliad and Odyssey
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who was the blind man who composed epics (narrative poems)?
Homer
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which city-state had a "direct democracy"?
Athens
Sparta
Rome
Thebes
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which are the 6 elements in ALL things the Greeks conceived, built, danced, sang, or explained?
beauty
symmetry
clarity
balance
proportion
- 14. Multiple Choice
Where did the Greeks typically build their temples?
On the acropolis
By the river
At Hogwarts
In Petaluma
- 15. Multiple Choice
What type of column is this?
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
- 16. Multiple Choice
What type of column is this?
Doric
Ionic
Corinthina
- 17. Multiple Choice
What type of column is this?
Doric
Ionic
Corinthina
- 18. Multiple ChoiceStories that used animals to teach a lesson or moral were called _________fablesmythsdramas
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who believed that the best government is a combination of oligarchy, monarchy, and democracy?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
- 20. Multiple Choice
Three types of play in Ancient Greece.
MELODRAMA, PANTOMINE, TRAGICOMED
TRAGEDY, COMEDY, SATYR
TRAGEDY, TRAGICOMEDY, SATYR
TRAGICOMEDY, FARCE, COMEDY
- 21. Multiple Choice
Contains comic elements to lighten the overall mood or a serious play with a happy ending.
TRAGEDY
SATYR PLAY
COMEDY
MELODRAMA
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