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Ancient Greece Review
Test Description: See how much you remember about Ancient Greece
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What city-state in ancient Greece was the birthplace of democracy?
A
Sparta
B
Miletus
C
Smyrna
D
Athens
2) Greece is found on which continent?
A
North America
B
Asia
C
Europe
D
Australia
3) What was the main focus of culture in Sparta?
A
Fishing
B
Music and dance
C
Farming
D
Military training
4) What was the main focus of culture in Athens?
A
Music and dance
B
Art and education
C
Military training
D
Athletics
5) What philosopher founded the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western World?
A
Socrates
B
Confucius
C
Aristotle
D
Plato
6) Who was the goddess of wisdom and war and crafts?
A
Athena
B
Demeter
C
Ares
D
Hermes
7) What were the central marketplaces in ancient Greece called?
A
Polis
B
Agora
C
Acropolis
D
Archon
8) Who was the god of blacksmiths?
A
Hephaestus
B
Poseidon
C
Cyclops
D
Zeus
9) What major war was fought between Athens and Sparta?
A
The Syrian War
B
The Persian Wars
C
The Peloponnesian War
D
The Lelantine War
10) Dating back to 776 B.C.E., what series of athletic competitions were held in honor of Zeus?
A
Olympic Games
B
Athenian Games
C
Pythian Games
D
Nemean Games
11) Who were the two kings of Persia during the Persian Wars?
A
Miltiades and Xerxes
B
Cyrus and Xerxes
C
Darius and Leonidas
D
Darius and Xerxes
12) Which sea does NOT border Greece?
A
Tyrrhenian
B
Mediterranean
C
Ionian
D
Aegean
13) What is the term given to the age that Alexander created in which Greek culture was blended with with cultures of the places he conquered?
A
Greek Age
B
Macedonian Age
C
Hellenistic Age
D
Alexandrian Age
14) Who was the famous Greek runner who ran from Athens to Sparta to Marathon to Athens, and then died?
A
Marathonus
B
Phidippides
C
Fastides
D
Miltiades
15) What ancient fortress is found on a high fortified hill above Athens?
A
Acra
B
Agora
C
Acropolis
D
Acrocorinth
16) What large outdoor space was used by the ancient Greeks to perform tragedies and comedies?
A
The Circus Maximus
B
The Arena
C
Colosseum
D
Amphitheatre
17) What prevented the ancient Greek city-states from uniting to form a single nation?
A
Mountainous geography of the region
B
Cold, hostile climate
C
Lack of a common language
D
Size of the desert regions
18) Who was tried and sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athens?
A
Aristotle
B
Dionysus
C
Socrates
D
Plato
19) What former temple on the Athenian Acropolis was dedicated to the goddess Athena?
A
Pantheon
B
Erechtheion
C
Parthenon
D
Mycenae
20) What major civilization cam soon after the Greeks and was greatly influenced by Greek culture?
A
Persians
B
Egyptians
C
Romans
D
Assyrians
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