Q 01/05

Which ancient Greek poet is credited with the epics the Iliad and the Odyssey?

A) Hesiod

B) Homer

C) Sophocles

D) Pindar

Answer · why

B) Homer

Homer is credited with both epics, though they were composed aloud and written down only later; even ancient writers argued over who he was and which ...

Q 02/05

Which hero of Greek myth beheaded Medusa while watching her reflection in a polished shield?

A) Theseus

B) Jason

C) Perseus

D) Heracles

Answer · why

C) Perseus

Perseus kept Medusa's severed head, which still turned onlookers to stone, and used it as a weapon against his enemies.

Q 03/05

Which mountain is traditionally considered the home of the Greek gods?

A) Mount Olympus

B) Mount Athos

C) Mount Taygetus

D) Mount Parnassus

Answer · why

A) Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus was the gods' home in myth, yet the first recorded modern ascent of its highest peak came only in 1913, when a local guide led two Swiss...

Q 04/05

Which ancient Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?

A) Plato

B) Socrates

C) Aristotle

D) Pythagoras

Answer · why

C) Aristotle

Aristotle was hired by Alexander's father in 343 BC to tutor the thirteen-year-old prince; his own father had been physician to the royal family at co...

Q 05/05

The Parthenon, the former temple on the Acropolis, was dedicated to which goddess?

A) Hera

B) Athena

C) Artemis

D) Aphrodite

Answer · why

B) Athena

The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena and housed Phidias's gold-and-ivory statue of her; in 1687 a Venetian shell blew up the gunpowder stored inside ...