Quiz on Ancient Greece and Rome

What form of currency is used in modern day Greece and Italy?

• Pound Sterling

• Euro

• Dollar

• Pesos

Who was the ultimate ruler of the Greek Gods?

• Zeus

• Artemis

• Hades

• Persephone

What type of government did the Romans have?

• Dictatorship

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Totalitarianism

• Republic

How does a person's life on Earth affect their experiences in the Underworld?

• If they were bad, they went to the Underworld and were punished.

• There were three levels of the Underworld, Elysian Fields, Asphodel Meadows, and Tartarus. However, how you acted in life did not affect where you went.

• How a person acted on Earth did not affect their experience in the Underworld.

• If you were heroic you went to the Elysian Fields. If you lived a good life but not remarkable you would go to the Asphodel Meadows. If you were bad, you would go to Tartarus.

Much of Italy lies on a peninsula on what major European Sea?

• Ionian Sea

• Black Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Aegean Sea

What is a city-state?

• A city located in the deep countryside that influences the other cities around it.

• A city that is small and has a president and vice-president.

• A city-state is like a small, independent country. It's a place that governs itself and isn't controlled by a larger government.

• A busy city that does not have any farmland, businesses control the area.

Italian culture flourished during the Renaissance (approximately 1300s-1600s). Who were three important figures during this time period?

• Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Michelangelo

• Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello

• Mona Lisa, Zeus, Poseidon

What is the name of the independent country within Rome with the Pope as the leader? It is the smallest recognized independent state in the world.

• The Holy See

• The Holy Land

• The Independent State

• The City-State

What were the Vikings known for?

• The Vikings were excellent navigators, shipbuilders, traders and craftsmen.

• The Vikings created a government similar to democracy.

• The Vikings created advanced architecture and poetry.

• The Vikings were known for their gentle and kind personality, who helped other nations.

In around 1000 AD, which Viking landed in North America?

• Erik the Red

• Leif Erikson

• Dan the Man

• Tier the Magnificent