Ancient Greece

Question 1

The Greeks were one of the first civilizations to harness bee keeping to make honey.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

In the Republic, Plato argued

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Knowledge is food of the soul

Question 3

This was a list of rules about how doctors should use their skills to help patients.

Accepted Answer

The Hippocratic Oath

Question 4

The Greek philosopher Aristotle actually thought an oligarchy to be the best form of government.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT a benefit of Greece's isolation?

Accepted Answer

Mountains caused Greek communities to become cramped.

Question 6

We know about Atlantis because of Ignatius Donnelly.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Ancient Greece had many forms of government.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

The quote "The unexamined life is not worth living," can be attributed to

Accepted Answer

Socrates

Question 9

A polis that functions as an oligarchy

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was controlled by a powerful and wealthy elite.

Question 10

Mount Olympus is described as the home of the Greek gods, but is NOT a real place.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

The author of the Iliad was

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 12

This geographic feature isolated Greek city-states from one another

Accepted Answer

Mountains mainland

Question 13

The Trojan Horse story is an example of a myth which was proven to be true when Troy was discovered in the 1870s.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Colonization in Greece resulted in all of the following EXCEPT.

Accepted Answer

A reduction of Greek city/states.

Question 15

Trade in ancient Greece was unsafe.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Drama had two forms. in ancient Greece, these are

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Comedy and Tragedy

Question 17

The ruler of the gods in ancient Greece was

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Zeus

Question 18

Direct democracy refers to a government where many of the local citizens can govern the affairs of a polis.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

Which WAS NOT an element of classical Greek architecture?

Accepted Answer

Pointed arches

Question 20

Which of the following are three ways to describe why traveling in ancient Greece was difficult?

Accepted Answer

Mountainous mainland, rough seas, and rugged cliffs

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