Greek Gods
The king of the Greek gods was _____
a. Zeus
b. Hermes
c. Apollo
a. Zeus
Boys in Athens were taught how to ______
a. run a marathon
b. play lyre
c. be kings
b. play lyre
Right after the Battle of Marathon, _______
a. a messenger ran twenty-six miles to deliver news of the battle
b. the Spartans and Athenians fought together to stop the Persian army
c. the Greeks drove the Persians out of Greece forever
a. a messenger ran twenty-six miles to deliver news of the battle
Who was Aphrodite?
a. goddess of wisdom
b. goddess of love and beauty
c. goddess of hunting
b. goddess of love and beauty
Who is the god of poetry?
a. Eros
b. Apollo
c. Hermes
b. Apollo
Girls in Athens were taught how to ______
a. become soldiers
b. run a marathon
c. weave and sew
c. weave and sew
One great Greek thinker and teacher was _____
a. Plato
b. Athena
c. Alexander
a. Plato
Who was Eros?
a. He helped make people fall in love
b. God of messenger
c. God of lightning
a. He helped make people fall in love
a. Zeus
b. Poseidon
c. Eros
c. Eros
Spartan boys were trained to be ______
a. thinkers
b. farmers
c. soldiers
c. soldiers
Athens was the place where ______
a. democracy began
b. the Olympic Games began
c. Alexander the Great was born
a. democracy began
What did Athena wear?
a. a dress
b. Armor and a golden helmet
c. a white outfit
b. Armor and a golden helmet
Who is the goddess of wisdom?
a. Athena
b. Apollo
c. Hermes
a. Athena
Ancient Greece was ______
a. a large city
b. a collection of city-states
c. an island nation
b. a collection of city-states
The first Olympics had only one event, ______
a. chariot races
b. discus throwing
c. a footrace
c. a footrace
Who was Hermes?
a. The hunter
b. The musician
c. The messenger
c. The messenger
Who is the messenger god?
a. Hermes
b. Athena
c. Apollo
a. Hermes
Alexander the Great was famous for _____
a. conquering many lands
b. being a great teacher
c. winning the Olympic Games
a. conquering many lands
Plato, Socrates, Aristotle
Who was Demeter?
a. Goddess of harvest
b. Goddess of the underworld
c. The queen of all gods
a. Goddess of harvest