Ancient Greek Literature (Grade 9)
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Ancient Greek Literature
1.
The earliest ancient Greek literature was passed on orally.
- True
- False
2.
Most of the legends about the Trojan War come from the Iliad and the Odyssey which were written by .
- Homer
- Pericles
- Sophocles
- Xenophon
3.
Homer's poems were a type known as .
4.
Epic poems are traditionally long and deal with mythological characters.
- True
- False
5.
Who wrote Works and Days, Theogony, and Shield of Heracles?
- Hesiod
- Homer
- Xenophon
- Aristophanes
6.
Most genres of literature developed during which historic period?
- Preclassicical
- Classical
- Postclassical
- Hellenistic
7.
What were the forms of ancient Greek drama?
8.
Which playwright is known as the "father of tragedy"?
- Sophocles
- Euripides
- Oresteia
- Aeschylus
9.
More plays by Euripides survive than any other Greek playwright.
- True
- False
10.
"Antigone" is one of the famous plays by Sophocles.
- True
- False
11.
Ancient Greek comedies were usually dedicated to which god?
- Zeus
- Apollo
- Demeter
- Dionysus
12.
Aristophanes usually wrote comedies about the citizens of which city-state?
- Sparta
- Megara
- Athens
- Corinth
13.
Sometimes called the "father of history," who is often credited with writing the first history book?
- Plato
- Herodotus
- Xenophon
- Thucydides
14.
How did Thucydides' methods differ from Herodotus'?
15.
Plato's most famous work is the .
16.
Lyric poetry was originally sung while playing a lyre.
- True
- False
17.
All classical Greek drama that survives comes from Sparta.
- True
- False
18.
What is known about Plato comes from the writing of Socrates because Plato did not write himself.
- True
- False
19.
Who wrote Metaphysics?
- Plato
- Socrates
- Aristotole
- Anaximander
20.
Which city was famous for its library during the Hellenistic Period?
- Thebes
- Athens
- Knossos
- Alexandria
21.
Though not many survive, the ancient Greeks did write novels in prose.
- True
- False
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