Ancient Greece Quiz

Question 1

What form of government did Athens develop that influenced modern democracies?

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Democracy

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Monarchy

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Oligarchy

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Republic

Question 2

The ancient Olympic Games were held in honour of which god?

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Zeus

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Ares

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Apollo

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Poseidon

Question 3

Which Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?

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Aristotle

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Socrates

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Plato

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Pythagoras

Question 4

The Iliad and The Odyssey are epic poems attributed to which ancient Greek poet?

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Homer

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Hesiod

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Sappho

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Pindar

Question 5

Sparta and Athens fought a devastating war from 431-404 BCE. What was it called?

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The Peloponnesian War

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The Persian Wars

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The Macedonian War

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The Theban War

Question 6

What was the 'Acropolis' of Athens?

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A high rocky outcrop holding the city's main temples, including the Parthenon

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The city's marketplace

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The ruling council's meeting place

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The city's theatre district

Question 7

Which Persian king led two invasions of Greece (490 BCE and 480 BCE)?

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Darius I and Xerxes I respectively

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Cyrus the Great

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Cambyses

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Xerxes I only

Question 8

Socrates famously said: 'The unexamined life is not worth living.' How did he die?

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By drinking hemlock after being condemned by Athens

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In battle

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Of old age

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Exiled and died abroad

Question 9

What was the significance of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE?

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Athens repelled the Persian invasion and it inspired the modern marathon race

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Greece conquered Persia

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Sparta defeated Athens

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Alexander the Great's first victory

Question 10

Which city-state was famous for its fierce warrior culture and military training?

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Sparta

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Athens

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Corinth

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Thebes

Question 11

Alexander the Great conquered a vast empire. Where did he die in 323 BCE?

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Babylon

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Persia

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Egypt

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India

Question 12

What was the 'agora' in ancient Greek cities?

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A public open space for commerce, politics, and civic life

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A type of Greek temple

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The highest point of a city

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An arena for gladiatorial combat

Question 13

The Pythagorean theorem is named after the Greek mathematician Pythagoras. What is it?

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a² + b² = c²

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pi × r²

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a + b = c

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½ × base × height

Question 14

Greek mythology's Trojan War began because of the abduction of which woman?

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Helen

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Cassandra

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Clytemnestra

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Penelope

Question 15

What was the 'Parthenon'?

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A temple to Athena built on the Acropolis (447-432 BCE)

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The Athenian senate building

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A theatre for drama

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An Olympic training facility

Question 16

Which Greek historian is called the 'Father of History'?

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Herodotus

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Thucydides

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Xenophon

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Plutarch

Question 17

The ancient Greek theatre originated in festivals honouring which god?

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Dionysus

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Apollo

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Hermes

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Ares

Question 18

What was Plato's 'Academy'?

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The first institution of higher learning in the Western world, founded around 387 BCE

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A school of military training

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A philosophical debate club

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A public library in Athens

Question 19

In ancient Greek society, 'polis' referred to:

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A city-state with its own government and culture

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A type of architecture

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A political party

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A sacred law

Question 20

Which ancient structure, built at Ephesus, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

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The Temple of Artemis

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The Temple of Apollo

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The Theatre of Dionysus

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The Oracle of Delphi