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