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1
Which king saved historical scrolls in the Library of Alexandria?
Pausanias
Leonidas
Ptolemy
Xerxes
2
Who was the father of modern medicine?
Hippocrates
Herodotus
Thucydides
Euripides
3
How did Athenians keep corruption out of their juries?
Threatening their lives with the fear of Zeus.
By disallowing jurors any access to the public during trial.
By requiring all jurors to sign a contract.
By assembling juries that had 500+ citizens.
4
Which city-state did the Marathon messenger run 26 miles to report to?
Athens
Miletus
Sparta
Olympia
5
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Athens
Sparkles
Athena
Sparta
6
Who is one of Athens' most famous traitors?
Alcibiades
Pausanias
Sophocles
Leonidas
7
Who opened a school called The Academy?
Socrates
Pericles
Plato
Aristotle
8
Why did Sparta have a weak navy?
Spartans couldn't swim.
Sparta was land-locked and had little need for naval men.
Sparta claimed that other city-states would protect them.
Spartans believed fighting from a ship was weak.
9
Why did Theodosius cancel the Olympic games?
The stadium in Olympia had been destroyed in a battle.
He was a Christian emperor and didn't want Zeus celebrated.
He tried out for the games and was rejected.
Too many Olympians were cheating.
10
Who decided if Spartan babies were worthy of being future soldiers?
a government committee
Zeus
their mothers
local priests
11
How did the Persians beat the Greeks at Thermopylae?
They had men on the tops of the cliffs.
They had more ships.
A bitter Greek gave away the secrets of the back trail.
They were better armed.
12
Who was forced to drink hemlock but still believed it was just?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Sophocles
13
What is Miss Mares' middle name?
Renee
Nicole
Marie
Ann
14
Who was the leader of the Greek gods and godesses?
Poseidon
Hera
Zeus
Athena
15
Whose fault was the failure of the Delian League?
Thebes
Athens
Sparta
Peloponnesian
16
How did the city-states know the Olympics were approaching?
They kept track of moon cycles.
Olympics would follow the death of a king.
After a weather disaster they need to please Zeus.
A messenger would deliver the info as well as a sacred disc.
17
Where were the original Olympic games held?
Mount Olympus
Sparta
Olympia
Greece
18
What would cause Athens and Sparta to cease fire and ban together?
To repair war-torn land
A common enemy
To hunt wild game
To pray
19
What was the purpose of the educational system in Athens?
to teach students how to fight in battle
to teach students to be well-rounded individuals
to teach students how to be stage performers
to teach students to debate
20
Who were the "strategoi?"
the long, lost cousin of the state of Illinois
wealthy men who governed Athens
a series of battle strategies
a board of 10 generals in Athens
21
Who was the Persian king who led the battle at Thermopylae?
Salamis
Leonidas
Darius
Xerxes
22
Asia Minor was taken by Alexander the Great. What country is that today?
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Libya
23
Which group of Athenians made laws?
oligarchy
Assembly
Strategoi
Boule
24
Which city-state asked other Greek city-states to help them overthrow the Persians?
Miletus
Sparta
Ignatious
Athens
25
At what age could a Spartan soldier retire?
45
55
60
65
26
Why was food plain and bland in ancient Sparta?
delicious food with flavor would be a distraction to the military
to force them to find food at home with their families
to teach them to complain
to starve them to death
27
What was the name of the Spartan general who finally defeated the Persians?
Salami
Pausanias
Salamis
Leonidas
28
Which Greek philosopher would get along poorly with women?
Aristotle
Socrates
Pericles
Plato
29
At what age could a Spartan man get married?
30
20
25
15
30
Which form of government was ruled by older, wealthy men?
oligarchy
aristocracy
monarchy
tyranny
31
What period of time indicates the spread of Greek culture from Alexander the Great?
Corinthian
Renaissance
Hellenistic
Athenian
32
What does the number 300 represent to the Spartans?
The number of new swords created for the battle.
The number of priests needed at the battle ground.
The number of men Leonidas held back to fight at Thermopylae
The number of spies Leonidas had to kill.
33
What did the Greeks call a party where politics were discussed and wine was consumed?
gymnasium
arboretum
symposium
antebellum
34
What form of Olympic wrestling had no rules?
Thunderdome
Gladiator
Pankration
Formation
35
Why did the Athenians think voting in Sparta was ridiculous and humorous?
The Spartans stood in a field and yelled for their favorite.
The Spartans weren't capable of debating an issue.
The Spartans asked the gods for guidance.
The Spartans had their royalty decide.
36
Who was the main rival of Athens?
Peloponnesia
Sparta
Olympia
Carthage
37
Why were the Athenians able to defeat the Persians at the island of Salamis?
The Persian navy didn't know how to fight.
The Athenians knew the waterways better.
The Persians had a weak leader.
Athenians had more men.
38
The role of women in Ancient Greece was
to serve within the governing bodies
to cultivate the land and sell harvest crops
to manufacture weapons for the armies
to bear children and tend to their families
39
What does "gymnasium" mean in Greek?
run for your life
peeing outside
exercise naked
everybody dance now
40
Why did Sparta have TWO kings?
This kept them from becoming corrupt tyrants.
The city-state was too big to be ruled by just one.
The royal families were too big to decide.
One managed polis affairs while the other handled foreign.
41
Which Greek god would be pleased with Michael Phelps?
Hermes
Poseidon
Hades
Apollo
42
Why did the Olympic games begin?
as a way to avoid military service
as a funeral service for a king
as a punishment for captured enemies
as a religious festival to honor Zeus
43
What was most important to Spartans?
artistic ability
debating skills
military ability
ship building
44
Which of the Big Four was known for comedic playwright?
Aeschylus
Euripides
Sophocles
Aristophanes
45
What type of column was the Parthenon made out of?
Tuscan
Corinthian
Doric
Ionic
46
What does "laconic" mean?
from comics
Athenian
of few words
ignorant
