World History Summer School Quiz #11

What is the name of the peninsula Greece is located?

• Door Peninsula

• Cape Cod

• Balkan Peninsula

• Seward Peninsula

The physical geography of Greece can be described as NOT

• rugged landscape

• rocky and mountainous

• grassy and undulating mounds

• valleys and small plains

The early people of Greece lived on the island of

• Troy

• Gia

• Crete

• Athens

What is the name of the city-state that sprung up after the decline of the Mycenaean civilization?

• Minoans

• Crete

• Sparta

• Peloponnesus

Athens, the capital city of Greece was named after _______________, Greek goddess of wisdom.

• Aphrodite

• Hera

• Athena

• Iris

The name of the government based on the rule by the people?

• Liberalism

• Communism

• Democracy

• Monarchy

These were serious plays that almost always have sad endings.

• Opera

• Soap Opera

• Tragedies

• Comedies

Plays that end happily and make the audience laugh.

• Sitcoms

• Operas

• Comedies

• Tragedies

What was one of the most important games in the Olympic Games?

• Hoplite

• Pankration

• Pentathlon

• Hepathlon

One of the most famous Greek philosophers was

• Alexander the Great

• Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle