Ancient Greece trivia quiz
A focused timed quiz from the Ancient Greece question deck.
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Test your knowledge of Ancient Greece.
Sample questions from this quiz
Here are 12 sample questions from the Ancient Greece deck. Expand any of them to check the answer.
Ancient Greek city-state that is famous for pioneering democracy
Answer: Athens
Athens is the Greek city-state celebrated for developing ancient democracy.
Greek god of war
Answer: Ares
Ares was the Greek god of war.
Ancient Greek historian often called the Father of History
Answer: Herodotus
Herodotus is commonly called the Father of History for his account of the Persian Wars.
Greek philosopher who was the teacher of Plato and was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock
Answer: Socrates
Socrates taught Plato and was condemned to drink hemlock in Athens.
Ancient Greek poet credited with composing the Iliad and the Odyssey
Answer: Homer
Homer is the poet traditionally credited with the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Greek goddess of spring who was abducted to the underworld and became its queen
Answer: Persephone
Persephone was taken to the underworld by Hades and became its queen.
Ancient Greek theatrical genre that tells the serious story of a great character who suffers a downfall
Answer: Tragedy
Tragedy is the Greek genre centered on the downfall of a protagonist.
Greek hero famous for performing the Twelve Labors
Answer: Hercules
Hercules (Heracles) earned fame by completing the Twelve Labors.
Ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and craft, and the patron deity of the city of Athens
Answer: Athena
Athena is the goddess of wisdom and craft and the patron deity of Athens.
Ancient Greek city-state that sat on an isthmus linking the Peloponnese to the Greek mainland
Answer: Corinth
Corinth controlled the Isthmus of Corinth connecting the Peloponnese to mainland Greece.
Greek philosopher who taught that pleasure, pursued wisely, is the highest good and who founded a school called the Garden
Answer: Epicurus
Epicurus founded his school the Garden and taught that pleasure is the highest good.
Ancient Greek historian who wrote the account of the war between Athens and Sparta
Answer: Thucydides
Thucydides wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta.
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