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Ancient Greece Unit Test
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1. The Greek god of the underworld:
A. Hermes
C. Poseidon
B. Hades
D. Zeus
2. The Greek cruel god of war:
A. Ares
C. Apollo
B. Athena
D. Zeus
3. The Greek goddess of all things that grow:
A. Ares
B. Hera
C. Demeter
D. Athena
4. The Greek goddess of love and beauty:
A. Aphrodite
C. Demeter
B. Hera
D. Athena
5. The ruler of the Greek gods:
A. Aphrodite
C. Poseidon
B. Ares
D. Zeus
6. This Greek city state was known for its outstanding army.
A. Athens
B. Sparta
C. Thebes
D. Corinth
7. The greatest philosophers in history came from which city state?
A. Athens
B. Thebes
C. Corinth
D. Macedonia
8. These were Spartan slaves which revolted just before the Peloponnesian war.
A. Hoplites
B. Helots
C. Minoans
D. Pagans
9. The Athenian who ran 26.2 miles from Marathon to Athens to declare “Nike” or Victory.
A. Homer
B. Phidippdes
C. Themistocles
D. Aristotle
10. What sea is NOT around Greece?
A. Aegean
B. Mediterranean
C. Red
D. Ionian
11. What was Alexanders Horse’s name?
A. Secretariat
B. American Pharaoh
C. Bucephalus
D. Pegasus
12. Who was the King Persia and then invaded Greece and fought at Thermopylae? __________
A. Leonidas
B. Xerxes
C. Pericles
D. Darius
13. What Titan gave man fire?
A. Cronus
B. Epimetheus
C. Prometheus
D. Atlas
14. What main crops grown in Greece?
A. Wheat
B. Cotton C. Olives D. Chocolate
15. How did the Greeks defeat Troy in the Trojan War?
a. They attacked them at sea destroying their fleet
b. Achilles killed Paris and Helen came back to Sparta
c. They didn’t win Hector slaughtered the Greeks Army on the beach
d. They pretended they left and offered a hollow wooden horse to the Trojans. The Trojans pulled it inside.
Then the Greeks jumped out and killed the guards on the walls opening the gates and allowing the Greek
Army into the city.
16. Homer wrote this story about the Trojan War?
A. Illiad
B. Odyssey
C. Handbook of Philosophy
D. The Persian War
17. This term is a mixing of Greek and other cultures. It mean “Greek like”
a. Hellenistic
b. Hoplite
c. Persepolis d. Transformation
18. What city started democracy in 508 B.C.? (The birthplace of democracy)
A. Sparta
B. Thebes
C. Corinth
D. Athens
19. Who lead the Greek Army including the 300 Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae?
A. Leonidas
B. Xerxes
C. Pericles
D. Themistocles
20. Who was the god of fire, metal work, and smith?
A. Hephaestus B. Zeus
C. Demeter D. Hades
21. Why did the Greeks pick Thermopylae to make their defense?
a. It was closer to Athens than any other place
b. It was narrow so a large army would have less advantage
c. The Spartans did not want to fight any closer to Athens
d. The wide plains offered the Greek horses a huge advantage
22. Who’s face launched a thousand ships?
A. Aphrodite B. Athena
C. Helen
D. Paris
23. What building sits on top of the Acropolis?
A. Pantheon B. Temple of Zeus C. The Statue of Hercules D. The Parthenon
24. What was the name of the school started by Plato?
A. University
B. Assembly
C. Philosophy
25. Why was Socrates the smartest man in Athens?
A. He knew everything
B. He invented algebra
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D. Academy
C. He knew he knew nothing
26. What was the alliance of Aegean Greek city states and Athens called?
A. The Peloponnesian League
B. NATO
C. The Delian League
D. His IQ was
D. Botecian Pact
27. At what age did Spartan boys head off to military school? _______
A. 12
B. 18
C. 7
D. 4
28. The story of a general’s struggle to get home, it includes a Cyclops, sea sirens, a witch, and sea serpents.
a. Iliad b. Fable
c. Clash of the titans
d. Odyssey
29. What were Alexander’s last words?
a. Ouch b. To be or not to be c. Not you Brutus
d. To the Strongest
30. What was the war between Athens and Sparta called?
a. The Persian Wars
b. The Greek Civil War c. Peloponnesian War
d. Archemidic War
Matching
31.Socrates
32.Plato
33.Aristotle
34.Pericles
35. Phillip II
a. Leader of Athens in the golden age
b. Believed that learning best comes from questions.
c. Alexander’s father from Macedonia
d. Taught Alexander
e. Believed what we see every day might not be real
36.Alexanders last words
37.Acropolis
38.Cut it and Conquer Asia
39. Athena
40. Location of Ancient Persia
a. Gordian Knot
b. Iran
c. To the Strongest
d. goddess of wisdom, war and weaving
e. Hill at center of city that fort sat on top of or Parthenon