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Social Studies, My Reflections on World History, Chapter 8, Lesson 1 and 2
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1
The Parthenon of Athens is made almost entirely of:
slate
marble
Grecian bricks
concrete
2
The idea that people should live moderately is called the ______________ .
Golden Mean
The Unselfish Greek
Golden Rule
The 11th Commandment
3
"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" is an example of one of:
Aesop's Fables
Greek myths
Shakespeare Comedies
tall tales
4
Which of the following was not a Greek scientist?
Hippocrates
Homer
Thales
Pythagoras
5
How many years did it take Odysseus to return home from the Trojan War?
7 years
3 years
20 years
a decade
6
Who is the author of the
Iliad
and
Odyssey
?
Mark Twain
Homer
Croesus
Socrates
7
Greek architecture influenced which of the following examples of modern architecture?
The Capitol Building
The Golden Gate Bridge
The Empire State Building
The Washington Monument
8
Who created the catapult?
Archimedes
Leonardo Divinci
Michaelangelo
Aristotle
9
What was the name of the Greek medical text that was likely used to train early doctors?
Hippocratic Oath
Pandora's Box
Medica Biblica
Socratic Method
10
True or False:
Greek artists liked to copy the human body, but they did not copy it exactly.
False
True
11
True or False
: Both men and women could be actors in ancient Greece?
True
False
12
What year was Socrates sentenced to death?
400 A.D.
219 A.D.
276 B.C
399 B.C
13
Alexander the Great was the son of this Macedonian king:
King James
Nate II
Ptolemy I
Phillip II
14
Socrates' death was caused by:
Natural causes
Poison
Murder
Wild boar
15
Who is considered the "father of history"?
Hippocrates
Herodotus
Thucydides
Benjamin Franklin
16
What is a synonym for
regimen
?
routine
deleterious
oath
builder
17
True or False
: The title of Chapter 8 is "Greek Culture."
False
True
18
The most famous oracle was located at the:
Mount Olympus
Temple of Apollo in Delphi
Parthenon in Athens
Sparta
19
A story that teaches a lesson is a __________.
drama
comedy
myth
fable
20
Which of the following was not a Greek writer?
Poseidon
Sophocles
Aeschylus
Euripedes
21
True or False
: Plato did not like democracy?
False
True
22
The Founders of the United States government were influenced by which philosopher's teachings?
Aristotle
Thomas Jefferson
Herodotus
Aeropostle
23
The art of public speaking and debate or formal argument is called:
Rhetoric
Socratic
Diction
Fluency
24
The moral of the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" is:
Last one there is a rotten egg
Win first, nap later.
Don't bring a turtle to a hare fight.
Slow and steady wins the race