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Ancient Greece - Chapter 9 Quiz
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Vocabulary and People: Fill in the blank
immortal
philosopher
Alexander the Great
reason
Xerxes
democracy
agora
legend
Socrates
myth
city-state
1. A ________________extends human knowledge
2. ______________ is the ability to find an explanation for why things happen; to think
logically
3. Government that is ruled by the people is a ______________
4. Many Greeks would spend their time in an _____________, or an outdoor marketplace.
5. ______________was a Greek philosopher who was arrested for corrupting the youth. He
took his own life when he was found guilty.
6. ______________leader of the Persian Empire during the Battle of Thermopylae.
7. _________________became leader of Macedonia after the death of Philip II.
8. _______________a story about gods and goddess
9. The Greek gods could live forever because they were ___________________.
10. ___________________a story that has real people, places, and events, but also has some
unreal elements.
11. __________________a city that has its own individual leader and government.
Geography: Multiple Choice
12. Greece is located on the
A. Balkan Peninsula
B. Italian Peninsula
C. Floridian Peninsula
D. Sinai Peninsula
13. Greece has the following physical features
A. Earthquakes
B. Volcanoes
C. Mountains
D. All of the above
14. Ancient Greeks controlled trade along the
A. Black Sea
B. Caribbean Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. Caspian Sea
Mythology: Matching and Multiple Choice
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Fate
15. _____ Apollo and Ares argued over whose horses run faster.
16. _____ Miss Drayer wanted to go skydiving, but first she had to overcome fear of flying.
17. _____ Mrs. Leonard drove through a snow storm to get to work on time.
18. _____ Jessa wanted to fight in the Trojan War, but girls in Greece weren’t supposed to
be warriors.
19. _____ Kaliope was changed into a grasshopper, though she hoped to become a butterfly.
20. The class of gods and goddess that live on Mount Olympus are known as the
A. Demi-gods
B. Others
C. Olympians
D. Spartans
21. Some Greeks sought advice from ___________, or a priestess who spoke for a god
A. Omen
B. Oracle
C. Fortune teller
22. ____________is not an Olympian
A. Hades
B. Zeus
C. Athena
23. _____________was extremely jealous of Princess Alcmene and decided to punish Zeus
by trying to kill Hercules.
A. Hestia
B. Demeter
C. Hera
24. Mount Olympus is a real place in central Greece.
A. True
B. False
25. Kronos is a Titan and father to Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, and Athena.
A. True
B. False
Completion: Draw a Venn diagram and compare the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta