Transcript WWTBAM

Quest ion 1
Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks
A.)
became expert shipbuilders.
B.)
C.)
gave up trying to travel.
D.)
learned how to climb mountains.
took up farming.
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Quest ion 2
Which of the following activities did NOT take place in the agora?
A.)
Greeks held political meetings.
C.) Greeks bought and sold goods.
B.) Greeks had religious gatherings.
D.) Greeks hid from invading armies.
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Quest ion 3
All of the following Greek leaders probably would have approved of the type
Of democracy found in the United States EXCEPT
A.) Cleisthenes.
B.) Draco.
C.) Pericles.
D.) Solon.
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Quest ion 4
Which of the following BEST defines a lyric poem?
A.) a poem set to music
B.) a poem about Greek heroes
C.)a poem that teaches life’s lessons
D.) a poem that explains natural
events
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Quest ion 5
Which of the following shows that Greeks strongly influenced our language?
A.) English words are spelled using the
Greek rules of spelling.
C.) The English language was first
spoken in ancient Greece.
B.) The English language is based on
the letters of the Greek alphabet.
D.) Many English words and expressions
come from Greek mythology
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Quest ion 6
In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?
A.)The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek
islands.
C.) The Mycenaeans lived on the
Greek mainland.
B.) The Mycenaeans did not speak
Greek.
D.) The Mycenaeans were not traders.
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Quest ion 7
All of the following cities began as Greek colonies EXCEPT
A.) Marseille, France
B.) Alexandria, Egypt
C.) Naples, Italy
D.) Istanbul, Turkey
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Quest ion 8
Which of the following BEST describes a representative democracy?
A.) Citizens elect officials to make
B.) All citizens help make the laws.
C.) All men, women, and children
D.) Citizens act as judges and
the laws.
can vote.
lawmakers.
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Quest ion 9
Which of the following does NOT describe the first democracy in Athens?
A.) Aristocrats had more power
than citizens.
C.) Every citizen had the right to
speak.
B.) All citizens had the right to
participate in the assembly.
D.) Citizens could serve on
smaller councils.
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Quest ion 10
Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?
A.) to see where Hercules battled
B.) to ask the god Apollo questions
C.) to worship Zeus and the other
D.) to see the birthplace of
the hydra
gods
Aphrodite
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Quest ion 11
Apollo was the god of the
A.) sun.
B.) moon.
C.) oligarchy.
D.) democracy.
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Quest ion 12
What tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War?
A.) the Iliad
B.) fables
C.) polis
D.) the Odyssey
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Quest ion 13
Who was a brilliant elected leader who led the Athens government
from about 460 BC until 429 BC?
A.) Aesop
B.) Pericles
C.) Homer
D.) Draco
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Quest ion 14
A leader who uses force to hold power is
A.) an aristocrat.
B.) a democrat.
C.) a tyrant.
D.) an oligarch.
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Quest ion 15
Who is a famous poet and one of the earliest Greek writers?
A.) Solon
C.) Aesop
B.) Homer
D.) Pericles
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