Interactive Quiz on Ancient Greece

In this type of government, people rule themselves instead of being ruled by a king or a queen.
1. monarchy
2. democracy
3. bureaucracy
4. oligarchy
5. plutocracy
The geography of Greece can be described as?
1. a peninsula
2. rocky
3. mostly unfarmable
4. all of the other answers are correct
The ancient Greeks learned the alphabet from these sea faring people.
1. the Persians
2. the Romans
3. the Phoenicians
4. the Egyptians
5. the Hittites
Polis is an ancient Greek word that can be translated as
1. mountain
2. river
3. god or goddess
4. temple
5. city-state
The Greeks believed their gods and goddesses lived on top of this mountain, the tallest in the region.
1. Mount Blanc
2. Mount Vesuvius
3. Mount Ararat
4. Mount McKinley
5. Mount Olympus
Which statement about Greek myths is false?
1. The Greeks used myths to explain things they did not understand.
2. Greek poets wrote epic poems based on myths.
3. Most Greek people continue to believe in the mythology of their ancient ancestors.
4. Myths are stories about the gods and goddesses and their adventures.
The ancient Greeks believed these people spoke for the gods. The Greeks would often consult them before making important decisions.
1. kings
2. heroes
3. philosophers
4. oracles
Which statement about the Iliad and the Odyssey is true?
1. The Iliad and the Odyssey are the titles of the rulers of Sparta and Athens.
2. The Iliad and the Odyssey are the names of two wars the Greeks fought against Persia.
3. The Iliad and the Odyssey are the two most significant rivers in Greece.
4. The Iliad and the Odyssey are the titles of two epic poems that describe the Trojan War.
5. The Iliad and the Odyssey are the names of the two most important city-states of ancient Greece.
This blind poet is believed to be the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
1. Homer
2. Socrates
3. Euclid
4. Plato
5. Epicures
Which statement about ancient Sparta is false?
1. Sparta valued physical courage, strength, and bravery in war.
2. Sparta’s citizens enjoyed traveling and had many visitors from faraway places.
3. The Spartan government took seven-year-old boys from their homes to train them as soldiers.
4. Spartan men did not live at home until they were over thirty-years-old.
5. The Spartans conquered many people and made them slaves.
Every male born in Athens was a member of this law making organization.
1. the Assembly
2. Parliament
3. the Senate
4. the Diet
5. the Forum
This Greek god was the ruler of the sky and the “father of all gods and men.”
1. Athena
2. Hades
3. Hera
4. Poseidon
5. Zeus
This Greek god was the ruler of the underworld.
1. Athena
2. Hades
3. Hera
4. Poseidon
5. Zeus
She was the Greek goddess of women and marriage.
1. Athena
2. Hades
3. Hera
4. Poseidon
5. Zeus
This Greek god ruled the sea.
1. Athena
2. Hades
3. Hera
4. Poseidon
5. Zeus