Ancient Greece and Mythology #1

Question 1

Who is a hero with great strength in Greek mythology said to be half god?

Accepted Answer

Hercules

Question 2

In Greece, what was the term for the high, fortified area of Athens where the Parthenon is?

Accepted Answer

Acropolis

Question 3

What is the term for messages from the gods delivered through an Oracle?

Accepted Answer

prophecies

Question 4

In Greek mythology, who are the three sisters who control the lives of gods and everyday people?

Accepted Answer

The Fates

Question 5

The trident is the weapon of Poseidon, the mythological Greek god of the sea.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

In Greek mythology, she is the goddess of arts, war and wisdom and the protectress of Athens.

Accepted Answer

Athena

Question 7

Who was an ancient Greek philosopher and student of Plato?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Question 8

Which god rules the souls and spirits of those who have died in the underworld?

Accepted Answer

Hades

Question 9

Which god is able to move swiftly between the world of man and the world of gods?

Accepted Answer

Hermes

Question 10

The ancient Greeks practiced polytheism and worshipped many different gods.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Alexander the Great was an ancient Macedonian ruler and king of Macedonia from 336-323 BCE.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

The city-state of Athens once operated like a small country.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Greece is a ______, series of small islands.

Accepted Answer

archipelago

Question 14

The term for an independent state made up of a city and the land around it.

Accepted Answer

city-state

Question 15

a monster with the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull

Accepted Answer

Minotaur

Question 16

Who is king of the gods in Greek mythology?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 17

Which term means a noisy, fun celebration?

Accepted Answer

revelry

Question 18

What is another word for a god or goddess?

Accepted Answer

deity

Question 19

Which term means to offer something valuable or precious to a god?

Accepted Answer

sacrifice

Question 20

What is the day with the most hours of sunlight during the whole year?

Accepted Answer

summer solstice

Question 21

What is the action of making something (a tool or weapon) by heating and hammering metal?

Accepted Answer

forge

Question 22

In ancient Greece, what was a market used for public meetings called?

Accepted Answer

agora

Question 23

While some Greeks considered myths to be fictitious, others believed them to be true accounts of the past.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Socrates was an ancient Athenian philosopher who lived and taught approximately between 470-399 BCE.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Who overthrew the Persians and established the largest empire the ancient world had seen?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 26

the mixture of goat and human form

Accepted Answer

satyr

Question 27

Who is the god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses?

Accepted Answer

Poseidon

Question 28

Who was the major philosopher from ancient Greece who wrote "The Republic" around 380 BCE?

Accepted Answer

Plato

Question 29

Which ancient language that provides the foundation for most of the modern day Romance languages?

Accepted Answer

Latin

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