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What two types of drama did Greeks perform as part of their religious festivals?
a) comedy and tragedy
b) myth and fable
c) epic and tragedy
d) comedy and myth

This Greek poet wrote may poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad.
a) Aesop
b) Odysseus
c) Croesus
d) Homer

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their
a) religious beliefs
b) love of poetry
c) love of sport
d) political beliefs

the highest mountain in Greece, home to the gods
a) fable
b) epic
c) oracle
d) Mount Olympus

a traditional story about gods and goddesses
a) fable
b) myth
c) epic
d) oracle

a priest or priestess who could tell the future
a) fable
b) myth
c) oracle
d) Mount Olympus

a long poem about heroic deeds
a) fable
b) myth
c) epic
d) oracle

a short tale that teaches a lesson
a) fable
b) myth
c) epic
d) Mount Olympus

What was the name of the Greek slave that made up many fables?
a) Odysseus
b) Aesop
c) Homer
d) Percy

The three types of columns used in ancient Greece were Doric, Ionic, and what?
a) Athenian
b) Parthenon
c) Corinthian
d) Gregoric

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