S.S. 6th Lesson 6.1

A long poem about heroic deeds

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

A short tale that teachers a lesson

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

A priest or priestess who could tell the future

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

A traditional story about Gods and Goddesses

• fable

• myth

• epic

• oracle

The custom of passing along stories by speech

• oral tradition

• myth

• epic

• oracle

Through mythology, the Greek people expressed their

• religious beliefs

• love of poetry

• love of sport

• political beliefs

This Greek poet wrote several epic poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad.

• Aesop

• Odysseus

• Croesus

• Homer

What are two types of drama that the Greeks performed at religious festivals?

• comedy and tragedy

• myth and fable

• epic and tragedy

• comedy and myth

The three best-known dramatists who wrote Greek tragedies were Aeschylus, Euripides, and

• Aristophanes

• Homer

• Sophocles

• Aesop

The three types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings were Doric, Ionic, and

• Athenian

• Corinthian

• Parthenon

• Gregorian