1. Identify the cultural role of the Greek god Zeus, the supreme deity Greeks worshipped.

Question

A. The Greeks dedicated festivals featuring theatrical performances to Zeus.
B. Greeks dedicated festivals featuring athletic competitions to Zeus.
C. The Greeks would pray to Zeus to find love.
D. People and soldiers would pray to Zeus for a safe return from war.
2. Which of the following summarizes Greek literature during the Classical period?
A. Authors copied comedic plays that were written during the Archaic period.
B. Classical period authors wrote mostly about myths and deities.
C. Stories during the Classical period were mainly told through oral tradition.
D. Classical period literature mainly centered on tragedies and comedies
3. Analyzing a high school math textbook would show that a significant theorem was contributed to it by which Greek scholar?
A. Eratosthenes
B. Pythagoras
C. Aristotle
D. Euclid
4. What was Euclid’s contribution to mathematics that’s still in use today?
A. his system of logic
B. his measurement of the size of the Earth
C. his design of the sun-centered solar system
D. his textbook The Elements

5. Which of the following presents a way that the Greeks were culturally united?
A. The poleis came together to participate in the Olympic Games.
B. he city-states shared monotheistic religious beliefs
C. Each polis favored Athena to watch over its city.
D. The poleis had a common system of government.

Answer 1

1. B. Greeks dedicated festivals featuring athletic competitions to Zeus.
2. D. Classical period literature mainly centered on tragedies and comedies.
3. D. Euclid
4. D. his textbook The Elements
5. A. The poleis came together to participate in the Olympic Games.

Answer 2

1. The area of a circle with radius r is given by the formula
.A=πr^2. If a circle has area 25πsquare inches, what is the radius?
A. The radius is 5 inches.
B. The radius is 25 inches.
C. The radius is -5 inches or 5 inches.
D. The radius is -5 inches.

Answer 3

A. The radius is 5 inches.