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Chapter 8 Lesson 1- Greek Culture
Test Description: Reviews key vocab and main ideas
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What are traditional stories about gods and heroes called?
A
fables
B
drama
C
myths
D
epics
2) What are actions that are part of a religious ceremony called?
A
myths
B
rituals
C
oral traditions
D
psalms
3) a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
A
myth
B
throne
C
oracle
D
temple
4) Where was the most famous oracle in Greece?
A
Temple of Apollo at Delphi
B
Temple of Horus at Edfu
C
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
D
Temple of Athena at Athens
5) Who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey
A
Homer
B
Aesop
C
Herodotus
D
Aeschylus
6) What are stories meant to teach a lesson?
A
epics
B
myths
C
fables
D
oracles
7) the custom of passing along stories by speech
A
myths
B
fables
C
oral tradition
D
whisper down the lane
8) What is a drama?
A
conflict and tension between two middle schoolers
B
a play where characters fail to overcome serious problems
C
a play that tells a humorous story
D
a story written in the form of a play
9) What is a tragedy
A
a type of oral tradition
B
a play in which characters fail to overcome serious problems
C
a play that tells a humorous story
D
not studying for a test and then seeing the grade
10) What is a comedy
A
a story meant to teach a lesson
B
a type of oral tradition
C
a play in which characters fail to overcome serious problems
D
a play that tells a humorous story
11) Who was famous for writing fables?
A
Homer
B
Aeschylus
C
Sophocles
D
Aesop
12) Which playwright questioned whether it is better to obey orders or to do what one believes to be right?
A
Sophocles
B
Euripides
C
Aeschylus
D
Aristophanes
13) Who was the most famous writer of Greek comedies?
A
Sophocles
B
Euripides
C
Aeschylus
D
Aristophanes
14) What kind of columns is the Parthenon famous for having?
A
Peloponnesian
B
Doric
C
Corinthian
D
Ionian
15) What goddess did the Parthenon honor?
A
Aphrodite
B
Artemis
C
Hera
D
Athena
16) Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?
A
It was the tallest mountain in Greece
B
It was where the Oracle of Delphi lived
C
It was home to their 12 most important gods/goddesses
D
It was the site of the Spartans famous last stand against the Persians
17) Who was the main hero of the Iliad?
A
Paris
B
Hector
C
Achilles
D
Ajax
18) What is the Iliad about?
A
The Persian invasion of Greece
B
Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War
C
The final years of the Trojan War
D
The final years of the Peloponnesian War
19) What was the Odyssey about?
A
The final years of the Trojan War
B
The final years of the Peloponnesian War
C
Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War
D
The Persian invasion of Greece
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