Notebook Entries 12, 13, and 14 Quiz
1. What is the name of the building
that is one of the most famous
buildings of ancient Greece, is
located on the acropolis in Athens
and acted as the temple of the
goddess Athena?
2. In what country did Alexander the
Great build the city of Alexandria,
which became one of the most
important cities of the ancient world?
A. Syria
Egypt
C. Asia Minor
B.
3. True or False: A legacy is a
fighting formation that was used by
Alexander the Great to conquer
many civilizations.
4. Which of the following Greek
philosophers developed a method of
teaching by asking questions which
forced students to reason and
discover answers for themselves?
A. Socrates
Plato
C. Aristotle
B.
5. Which ancient Greek
Philosopher felt that all
relationships could be expressed
through the use of numbers?
6. True or False: A tragedy is a type
of Greek story that ends unhappily
because a person tries to
overcome an obstacle but fails.
7. Which of the following types of
stories was Aesop famous for
writing?
A. Fable
Epic
C. Drama
B.
8. Which philosopher was a student of
Socrates and opened the Academy in
Athens. This philosopher was famous
for writing The Republic in which he
discussed his ideas about
government including the idea that
democracy is a bad form of
government.
9. Although he included the gods
and goddesses in his writings,
which Greek historian is known as
the “Father of History”?
10. True or False: A fable was a
type of story written in ancient
Greece that ends happily.
11. Which best explains Alexander
the Great’s rise to power in ancient
Greece?
A. Alexander was named king of Greece after his father, Philip
II, stepped down from the throne.
B. Alexander the Great was named king of Greece after
Sparta defeated Athens during the Peloponnesian Wars.
C. Alexander became king after his father, Philip II, was
assassinated.
12. True or False: Thucydides was
a Greek historian that often times
included myths, legends and gods
in writings
13. True or False: The following
descriptions of different Greek
columns are correct.
Doric = plain top
Corinthian = “leafy” design top
Ionic = scrolled top
14. A story that is told by actors
that pretend to be characters in the
story was called what?
15. What was the name of the
place from which Philip II and
Alexander the Great were originally
from?
A. Macedonia
Thebes
C. Asia Minor
B.
16. What large empire did
Alexander the Great eventually
conquer?
17. True or False: A comedy is
different from a tragedy because a
comedy is a story that ends happily.
18. What ancient Greek
philosopher is famous for his
theorem that is expressed by the
equation: A2+B2=C2
19. Which of the following ancient
Greek philosophers was forced to drink
poison because it was thought that he
was trying to influence, or “brain wash”
the youth of Athens?
A. Socrates
Plato
C. Aritotle
B.
20. What was the name of the
traveling teachers in ancient
Greece that believed in ideas like
there is no absolute right or wrong
and that the gods weren’t
influential?
21. True or False: Alexander the
Great was known as a soldier that
used not only strength but also
strategy to win battles.
22. The time period when Greek
culture and ideas spread to nonGreek places like the Middle East
(SW Asia) was known as what?
23. Who was the ancient Greek
philosopher that is known for such
things as his observations in science
and the thought that the best
government is a mixed government
with parts of different types of
governments?
A. Pythagoras
Plato
C. Aristotle
B.
24. How did Alexander the Great’s
empire compare to other empires
around the world at that time or
empires that had existed to that
point?
It was smaller but more wealthy than all
other empires to that point in time
B. It was the largest empire known to the
world at that time
C. It was just slightly smaller than the
Persian Empire
A.
25. Which hero acted as Alexander
the Great’s inspiration?