Journey Across Time: The Early Ages

Chapter 5: Greek Civilization

Self-Check Quizzes

1
__________ are traditional stories about gods and heroes.
A)Tragedies
B)Myths
C)Fables
D)Epics
2
Who was the Greek goddess of love and beauty?
A)Hestia
B)Athena
C)Apollo
D)Aphrodite
3
A Greek slave named Aesop created __________ to teach lessons and morals.
A)myths
B)epics
C)fables
D)comedies
4
The most important form of Greek architecture was the _________.
A)oracle
B)sculpture
C)temple
D)library
5
Greek __________ led to the study of history, science, and mathematics.
A)philosophy
B)astronomy
C)theorems
D)methods
6
An Athenian jury sentenced Socrates to death for __________.
A)spreading rumors about Plato and Aristotle
B)teaching young Athenians to rebell against the state
C)teaching elderly people to give speeches
D)stealing gold from a temple
7
In his work titled the __________, Plato outlines his ideal government.
A)Politics
B)Republic
C)Lyceum
D)Pythagoras
8
At the Lyceum, __________ taught his students the golden mean, stressing that a person should do nothing in excess.
A)Plato
B)Socrates
C)Herodotus
D)Aristotle
9
Western historians consider __________ "the father of history."
A)Thucydides
B)Plato
C)Aristotle
D)Herodotus
10
Why did Philip II of Macedonia want to unite the Greek city-states with his kingdom?
A)He despised the Greeks.
B)He wanted to make his kingdom stronger so that he could defeat the Persian Empire.
C)He admired the Greeks.
D)He needed to make his kingdom stronger to protect it from the Roman Empire.
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