Greece Review
Practice for the Greece Unit Test.
- 1.
Leader of Athens during the "Golden Age."
- A.
Aristotle
- B.
Pericles
- C.
Alexander
- D.
Leonidas
Correct Answer
B. Pericles -
- 2.
Philosopher who taught by asking questions.
- A.
Plato
- B.
Aristotle
- C.
Philip II
- D.
Socrates
Correct Answer
D. Socrates -
- 3.
Persian king during the First Persian War (490 BCE)
- A.
Darius I
- B.
Xerxes
- C.
Darius III
- D.
Nebuchadnezzar
Correct Answer
A. Darius I -
- 4.
Blind poet who wrote the great Greek epic poems
- A.
Plato
- B.
Homer
- C.
Sophocles
- D.
Socrates
Correct Answer
B. Homer -
- 5.
Founders of the first civilization in the Greek world, based on Crete
- A.
Dorians
- B.
Mycenaeans
- C.
Persians
- D.
Minoans
Correct Answer
D. Minoans -
- 6.
Led the 300 Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae
- A.
Xerxes
- B.
Leonidas
- C.
Lysander
- D.
Themistocles
Correct Answer
B. Leonidas -
- 7.
Philosopher who founded the Academy
- A.
Plato
- B.
Socrates
- C.
Aristotle
- D.
Homer
Correct Answer
A. Plato -
- 8.
Convinced Athens to attack Syracuse in 415 BCE
- A.
Themistocles
- B.
Pericles
- C.
Alexander
- D.
Alcibiades
Correct Answer
D. Alcibiades -
- 9.
King of Macedonia who was assassinated in 338 BCE (maybe by one of his wives!)
- A.
Alexander
- B.
Leonidas
- C.
Philip II
- D.
Agamemnon
Correct Answer
C. Philip II -
- 10.
Philosopher whose interests included zoology, botany, political science, drama, and poetry
- A.
Socrates
- B.
Aristotle
- C.
Plato
- D.
Xenophon
Correct Answer
B. Aristotle -
- 11.
Conquered the Persian Empire when he was only 32 years old
- A.
Alcibiades
- B.
Aristophanes
- C.
Philip II
- D.
Alexander
Correct Answer
D. Alexander -
- 12.
Military leader who convinced Athens to build a large navy (the "wooden wall") after the First Persian War
- A.
Themistocles
- B.
Miltiades
- C.
Leonidas
- D.
Lysander
Correct Answer
A. Themistocles -
- 13.
Commander of Athenian troops at Marathon in 490 BCE
- A.
Pheidippides
- B.
Darius I
- C.
Miltiades
- D.
Achilles
Correct Answer
C. Miltiades -
- 14.
Built the first civilization based on mainland Greece; basis for the Greek epics
- A.
Trojans
- B.
Minoans
- C.
Peloponnesians
- D.
Mycenaeans
Correct Answer
D. Mycenaeans -
- 15.
Led the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE
- A.
Xerxes
- B.
Darius I
- C.
Zoroaster
- D.
Darius III
Correct Answer
A. Xerxes -
- 16.
Commander of the Athenian ships in the victory at Salamis
- A.
Miltiades
- B.
Xenophon
- C.
Themistocles
- D.
Pericles
Correct Answer
C. Themistocles -
- 17.
Their written language ("Linear A") has never been decoded
- A.
Mycenaeans
- B.
Macedonians
- C.
Minoans
- D.
Persians
Correct Answer
C. Minoans -
- 18.
Philosopher who wrote many "Dialogues" starring his teacher
- A.
Socrates
- B.
Plato
- C.
Aristotle
- D.
Odysseus
Correct Answer
B. Plato -
- 19.
Executed in 399 BCE for disrespecting the gods and corrupting the youth
- A.
Socrates
- B.
Plato
- C.
Aristotle
- D.
Alexander
Correct Answer
A. Socrates -
- 20.
Founded a city in Egypt and named it after himself
- A.
Darius I
- B.
Xerxes
- C.
Philip II
- D.
Alexander
Correct Answer
D. Alexander -
- 21.
Served as tutor to Alexander
- A.
Pericles
- B.
Philip II
- C.
Aristotle
- D.
Plato
Correct Answer
C. Aristotle -
- 22.
This style of column is
- A.
Doric
- B.
Ionic
- C.
Corinthian
- D.
Athenian
Correct Answer
B. Ionic -
- 23.
This style of column is
- A.
Doric
- B.
Ionic
- C.
Corinthian
- D.
Spartan
Correct Answer
C. Corinthian -
- 24.
This style of column is
- A.
Doric
- B.
Ionic
- C.
Corinthian
- D.
Persian
Correct Answer
A. Doric -
- 25.
This sculpture comes from the
- A.
Archaic Period
- B.
Classical Period
- C.
Hellenistic Period
- D.
Gothic Period
Correct Answer
B. Classical Period -
- 26.
This sculpture comes from the
- A.
Archaic Period
- B.
Classical Period
- C.
Hellenistic Period
- D.
Prehistoric Period
Correct Answer
A. Archaic Period -
- 27.
This sculpture comes from the
- A.
Archaic Period
- B.
Classical Period
- C.
Hellenistic Period
- D.
Jurassic Period
Correct Answer
C. Hellenistic Period -
- 28.
This building is called the
- A.
Acropolis
- B.
Senate building
- C.
Parthenon
- D.
Lincoln Memorial
Correct Answer
C. Parthenon -
- 29.
This military formation is called a
- A.
Cavalry
- B.
Phalanx
- C.
Division
- D.
Scrum
Correct Answer
B. Phalanx -
- 30.
During the Peloponnesian War, the area shaded yellow was called the
- A.
Peloponnesian League
- B.
United States of Greece
- C.
Delian League
- D.
Spartan Alliance
Correct Answer
C. Delian League -
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