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Ancient Greece - LB2

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  • How do Greeks say Greece in Greek?
    Hello
    Hellas
    Hellen
  • Which musical instrument did Greekboys learn to play?
    They learned to play the violin.
    They learned to play the harp.
    They learned to play the lyre.
  • The Parthenon, the famous temple built by the Greeks, was dedicated to which god or goddess?
    Apollo
    Athena
    Zeus
  • Who was the king of the Greek gods?
    Poseidon
    Zeus
    Hades
  • What were the five sports of the pentathlon in the original Olympic Games?
    Marathon, running, long jump, discus throwing, and chariot racing.
    Wrestling, running, long jump, discus throwing, and javelin throwing.
    Chariot racing, running, discus throwing, javelin throwing, and long jump.
  • How many of the seven wonders of the world were located in Ancient Greece?
    One
    Three
    Five
  • Who was the blind poet who wrotethe famous epic poems The Iliadand The Odyssey?
    Alexander the Great
    Homer
    Socrates
  • Which Greek city was the birthplaceof democracy?
    Sparta
    Athens
    Olympia
  • Who was the most famous Greek philosopher who taught his students to think for themselves and to question everything?
    His name was Socrates.
    His name was Pythagoras.
    His name was Plato.
  • Where did the first Olympic Games take place?
    The first Olympic games took place in Olympia.
    The first Olympic games took place in Marathon.
    The first Olympic games took place in Athens.
  • How many English words come fromAncient Greece?
    12%
    20%
    2%
  • Aesop was a Greek man who wrotefables, stories that contained a moral.What was his occupation?
    <b>He was a slave.</b>
    <b>He was a philosopher.</b>
    <b>He was a king.</b>