Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Olympic winners were honored with
a. | a trip to a Greek colony. | c. | medals and new sports
equipment. | b. | new Greek coins. | d. | parades, poems, and free meals. |
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Philosophia included study of the natural world and
a. | the search for truth. | b. | giving up private business. | c. | learning about
different kinds of government. | d. | listening to
Socrates. |
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What we know about Socrates' philosophy comes from
a. | his speeches and discussions written down by Plato. | b. | the speeches of
characters in his plays. | c. | the books he wrote for students at the
Academy. | d. | the ideas he makes fun of in his comedies. |
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Which Greek thinker used logical methods and observation to study the natural
world?
a. | Plato | c. | Euripides | b. | Aristotle | d. | Socrates |
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Plato's Republic is the first book written about
a. | Greek tragedy. | c. | medical science. | b. | political science. | d. | the scientific
method. |
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Aeschylus created the first real play by
a. | having two characters act out a story. | b. | writing parts that women could
act. | c. | writing stories for the chorus to chant. | d. | having the chorus
leader speak alone. |
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Sophocles and Euripides were famous as
a. | Olympic athletes. | c. | scientists. | b. | philosophers and teachers. | d. | writers of
tragedies. |
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A person who asked advice from the oracles
a. | traveled to Mount Olympus. | b. | often had to decide the true meaning of the
advice. | c. | first asked his or her father's advice. | d. | offered sacrifice to
the twelve gods. |
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The ancient Olympic Games were held to honor
a. | the god Dionysus. | c. | the rulers of Greece. | b. | all the gods of
Mount Olympus. | d. | the god
Zeus. |
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The Greeks believed that the better their skills were,
a. | the more countries they could defeat in war. | b. | the better people
they would be. | c. | the more olive wreaths they would win. | d. | the more they honored their
gods. |
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The goal of Greek scientists was
a. | to figure out the gods' actions. | b. | to add to their store of
knowledge. | c. | to invent telescopes, microscopes, and scales. | d. | to make Greek life
easier and better. |
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The Olympic event that tested skill in running, discus-throwing, and three other
sports was called the
a. | pancratium. | c. | pentathlon. | b. | Hippodrome. | d. | Olympiad. |
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Which statement best describes religion in ancient Greece?
a. | Greeks honored their gods by trying to do things well. | b. | Greeks thought the
gods were cruel and demanded obedience. | c. | Priests and priestesses controlled the
government. | d. | The king headed the religion that all Greeks
followed. |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. | Socrates | f. | Herodotus | b. | Euripides | g. | Aristophanes | c. | Hippocrates | h. | Aristotle | d. | Aeschylus | i. | Dionysus | e. | Thales | j. | Plato |
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Early scientist who encouraged observation and developed the scientific
method
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Pupil of Socrates and founder of the Academy
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Scientist considered the "Father of Scientific Medicine"
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God whose festivals featured dance and drama
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Scholar and teacher known as "the master of them that know" who was
first to classify plants and animals
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Athenian philosopher who was interested in the thinking process and encouraged
self-knowledge
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Short Answer - 5 points each
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20.
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How are the modern Olympic Games similar to the original ones? What are some
differences?
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21.
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List at least 5 contributions of the Greeks to western civilization.
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