The Culture of Ancient Greece (8.1)

a traditional story about gods and heroes

• fable

• tragedy

• comedy

• myth

a short tale that teaches a lesson

• fable

• tragedy

• comedy

• myth

a long poem about heroic deeds

• epic

• tragedy

• comedy

• myth

a story in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but fails

• epic

• tragedy

• comedy

• myth

a story in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties and ends happily

• epic

• tragedy

• comedy

• myth

a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

• temple

• synagogue

• theatre

• oracle

Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

• Herodotus

• Homer

• Thucydides

• Euripides

In a . . ., actors speak and show emotion, and imitate the actions of the characters that they represent.

• myth

• epic poem

• drama

• fable

According to the Greeks, who or what controlled nature?

• science

• animals

• nothing

• the gods and goddesses

Which of the following is NOT an idea that Greek artists hoped would inspire people\?

• reason

• harmony

• equality

• balance

• moderation