Classical Cultures

Question 1

Greek god of war.

Answer 1

Ares

Question 2

Greek god of agriculture

Answer 2

Demeter

Question 3

Greek god of the sea

Answer 3

Poseidon

Question 4

Greek god twins

Answer 4

Apollo and Artemis

Question 5

The Greek god were humanilike, true or false

Answer 5

True.

Question 6

Name the 3 most important Greek philosophers

Answer 6

Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

Question 7

Name important cultural contributions of the Greeks in these fields: Geography, History, Maths, Medicine, Physics and Astronomy.

Answer 7

Geography: Erastothenes
History: Herodotus
Maths: Pythagoras
Medicine: Hippocrates
Physics: Archimedes
Astronomy: Aristarcus

Question 8

Name the most important Greek writer and his 2 most famous epic poems

Answer 8

Homer, the Iliad and te Odyssey.

Question 9

Name the 2 fields of theatre

Answer 9

Comedy (happy) and tragedy (sad)

Question 10

Name the 2 most important actors of comedy

Answer 10

Aristophanes and Menander

Question 11

Name the 2 most important actors of tragedy

Answer 11

Sophocles and Euripides

Question 12

What are the 3 main architectural orders and what they represent

Answer 12

Doric (man), Ionic (woman) and Corinthian