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Question 1

Apollo was the god of the...

Accepted Answer

sun

Question 2

Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?

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To ask the god Apollo questions

Question 3

Which of these did NOT take place in the agora?

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Hiding from invading armies

Question 4

Because they lived on an island, the Mycenaeans spent much of their time at sea.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 5

In what was were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?

Accepted Answer

The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland

Question 6

A leader who uses force to hold power

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tyrant

Question 7

Hera is the king of the gods.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Which of Homer's epics tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War?

Accepted Answer

Iliad

Question 9

An age marked by great achievements

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classical

Question 10

Which city did not begin as a Greek colony?

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Alexandria, Egypt

Question 11

The citizens in the early democracy of Athens voted by writing on paper.

Accepted Answer

FICTION

Question 12

The ancient Greeks believed who caused events like thunder and earthquakes

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gods

Question 13

How was democracy in Ancient Greece different from American democracy?

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voting took place on broken pieces of pottery

Question 14

Which of the following shows that Greeks strongly influenced our language?

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Many English words and expressions come from Greek Mythology

Question 15

Which of the following does NOT describe the first democracy in Athens?

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Aristocrats had more power than citizens

Question 16

People who have the right to participate in the government

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citizens

Question 17

A body of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works

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mythology

Question 18

A Greek famous for his fables

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Aesop

Question 19

Everyone who lived in a city-state lived inside the city walls

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False

Question 20

Which of these leaders would not have approved the American form of Democracy?

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Draco

Question 21

Which of the following best describes a lyric poem?

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a poem set to music

Question 22

The Minoans and whom helped shaped later Greek cultures.

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Mycenaeans

Question 23

What sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland?

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Aegean

Question 24

Rich landowners

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aristocrat

Question 25

The Greeks could make great works of literature because they enjoyed telling myths and stories.

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True

Question 26

Short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

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fables

Question 27

Brilliant elected leader who led the Athens government from about 460 BC to 429 BC

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Pericles

Question 28

Which of the following BEST describes a Representative Democracy?

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Citizens elect officials to make the laws.

Question 29

A famous poet and one of the earliest Greek writers

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Homer

Question 30

Because it was difficult to travel on land in Greece, the Greeks became experts at...

Accepted Answer

Shipbuilding

Question 31

A high hill that often had a fortress on its top

Accepted Answer

acropolis

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