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1
What is the name of this painting?
The Acropolis
School of Athens
At the Gates
Athenian Philosophers
2
Why did Socrates criticize democracy?
he was bribed by the Persians
his lack of understanding
for its lack of ideals and virtue
he was a communist
3
Socrates is known as ...
the father of Western Philosophy
the father of Eastern Philosophy
the father of geometry
the father of Western Medicine
4
Greek architecture is found all over the world today.
True
False
5
Who were the two main groups that fought each other in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Persia
Sparta and Egypt
Persia and Sparta
Sparta and Athens
6
In which city did women have more rights?
Athens
Sparta
7
Music was a major part of the ancient Greek theater. True or False
False
True
8
What was the only sport in the very first Olympic Game?
wrestling
100-meter race
boxing
192-meter race
9
What is Hippocrates called?
the kind doctor
the father of Western civilization
the gentle surgeon
the father of Western medicine
10
At what age were the Spartan boys taken away from their families to train for the military?
5 years old
12 years old
7 years old
16 years old
11
Who wrote most of the comedies in Greece during the 5th Century BC?
Homer
Aristotle
Sophocles
Aristophanes
12
Who wrote
The Republic
, a work about a Utopian society ruled by a Philosopher King?
Leonidas
Plato
Shakespeare
Homer
13
Who was Aristotle's most famous student?
Plato
William the Conqueror
Alexander the Great
Socrates
14
Which word does NOT describe Hippocratic medicine?
gentle
passive
herbal
humble
15
Which statement is NOT true of Plato?
He was a pupil of Socrates.
Aristotle was his student.
He started Harvard University.
He was a Greek philosopher.
16
What is a hoplite?
a Greek foot soldier
a general in the Greek army
a Greek scout
a fast runner
17
Socrates was sentenced to death. True or False?
False
True
18
To the Athenians, trade was seen as dishonorable. True or False?
False
True
19
What were the greatest writings of the Early Greek Period called?
The Torah
Hammurabi Code
Homeric Epics
Dionysus Poetry
20
Which is NOT a style of Greek columns?
Ionic
Centurion
Corinthian
Doric
21
Where was Aristotle born?
Macedonia
Sparta
Alexandria
Athens
22
What did boxers use instead of gloves in the early Olympic Games?
strips of leather wrapped around their hands
bare hands
metal shields strapped to their knuckles
bags of sand
23
What is NOT true about the everyday lifestyle of Sparta?
rich foods
focused on military service
focused on athletics
simple architecture
24
When was the Greek alphabet developed?
1800 AD
750 BC
750 AD
1200 BC
25
An unmarried woman could not participate in the Olympic Games.
False
True
26
What is NOT an accurate word to describe the main religion of the ancient Greeks?
monotheistic
polytheistic
cult practice
mythology
27
What were the two main types of plays in ancient Greek Theater?
tragedy and satire
historical and tragedy
romance and comedy
comedy and tragedy
28
Who was the king of Sparta in 540 BC?
Spartacus
Plato
Zeus
Leonidas
29
What was NOT a sport played in the early Olympic Games?
wrestling
chariot races
diving
long jump
30
What is Euclid known as?
the father of calculus
the great mathmetician
the father of geometry
the teacher
