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1
The Ancient Greeks consulted this person who they believed could reveal the future.
Despot
Helot
Druid
Oracle
2
If a tidal wave devastated the coast of Greece, the people would probably blame it on:
Athena "Goddess of Wisdom"
Hades "God of the Underworld"
Zeus "God of Sky and Thunder"
Poseidon "God of the Sea"
3
This word comes from the Greek term that means "the love of wisdom"
Philosophy
Polis
Democracy
Geometry
4
This Greek God was the ruler of the sky and punished the wicked with thunderbolts.
Ares
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
5
The dwelling place of the Greek Olympian gods, ruled by Zeus.
Hades
Mt. Olympus
Fields of Elysian
Mt. Everest
6
The people of Athens were the first to believe in which type of government?
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Aristocracy
Democracy
7
Which sea borders Greece to the West?
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Crete
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
8
Which of the following is an example of democracy?
a dynasty
a pharoah
a monarch
an elected president
9
Ancient Greeks used myths about their gods primarily to:
Explain events in the natural world
Tell amusing stories
Justify their government
Strike fear in their enemies
10
According to Ancient Greek mythology, what happened to a person's soul in the afterlife?
Your soul would be taken to Mt. Olympus to be judged by Zeus
Your soul would be taken by Hermes to the ferryman of the river of Styx
Your soul would be judged by Anubis
Your should be gobbled by the Ares, God of War
11
Which of the following groups were considered ancient Greek citizens?
Men born in the City-state
Slaves
All men
Women
12
At the beginning of 775 BC, the people of Greece began holding athletic games every four years in the city of:
Marathon
Olympia
Sparta
Athens
13
The ancient Greeks watched this type of drama that usually ends in disaster for the main character.
Tragedy
Comedy
Irony
Aristocrat
14
Greece's mountains influenced the Greeks to develop?
Culture that was exactly the same
A united country
Independent city-states
A country Isolated from the world
15
What is the name of the town marketplace where the ancient Greek man shopped and discussed politics?
Assembly
Agora
Parthenon
Forum
16
Geographically, Greece is:
a peninsula
a continent
an island
a plain
