Ancient Greece & Rome Quiz Questions and Answers

1

Which city was besieged in the Trojan War?

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A

Troy

B

Sparta

C

Athens

D

Rome

2

Who is the legendary author of the Iliad?

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A

Aristotle

B

Virgil

C

Plato

D

Homer

3

What animal was used as a trick to enter Troy?

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A

A dolphin

B

A horse

C

A bull

D

A lion

4

Which hero was known for his vulnerable heel?

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A

Odysseus

B

Hector

C

Achilles

D

Paris

5

Who was the king of the Greeks during the war?

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A

Menelaus

B

Priam

C

Agamemnon

D

Ajax

6

Which prince of Troy killed Patroclus?

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A

Hector

B

Paris

C

Helenus

D

Aeneas

7

The Trojan War was fought over which queen?

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A

Helen

B

Penelope

C

Andromache

D

Cassandra

8

Who came up with the idea of the wooden horse?

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A

Agamemnon

B

Achilles

C

Ajax

D

Odysseus

9

Which god/goddess favored the Trojans?

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A

Hera

B

Aphrodite

C

Poseidon

D

Athena

10

What material was the famous Trojan horse made of?

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A

Wood

B

Stone

C

Bronze

D

Iron

11

Who was the King of Troy?

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A

Priam

B

Hector

C

Menelaus

D

Paris

12

Which Greek hero killed Hector?

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A

Menelaus

B

Achilles

C

Ajax

D

Odysseus

13

Where did the Greek fleet gather before sailing to Troy?

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A

Aulis

B

Corinth

C

Thebes

D

Delphi

14

Who was the brother of Agamemnon?

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A

Achilles

B

Patroclus

C

Menelaus

D

Nestor

15

What was the result of the war for Troy?

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A

Stalemate

B

Total destruction

C

Independence

D

Victory

16

Who is the Roman counterpart to Zeus?

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A

Mars

B

Pluto

C

Neptune

D

Jupiter

17

What is the Roman name for Hera?

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A

Venus

B

Minerva

C

Juno

D

Diana

18

Who is the Roman god of the sea, known as Poseidon in Greek?

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A

Mercury

B

Vulcan

C

Neptune

D

Saturn

19

The Greek goddess Athena is known as whom in Rome?

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A

Minerva

B

Ceres

C

Vesta

D

Juno

20

Who is the Greek god of war, Ares, known as in Rome?

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A

Mars

B

Mercury

C

Apollo

D

Jupiter

21

Which goddess of love is Aphrodite in Greek?

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A

Diana

B

Juno

C

Minerva

D

Venus

22

Who is the Roman equivalent of Hermes?

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A

Mercury

B

Mars

C

Vulcan

D

Bacchus

23

Which Greek god of the underworld is Pluto in Rome?

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A

Apollo

B

Jupiter

C

Mars

D

Hades

24

Artemis is the Greek name; what is the Roman name?

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A

Venus

B

Minerva

C

Juno

D

Diana

25

Who is the Roman god of the forge, Hephaestus?

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A

Neptune

B

Mercury

C

Mars

D

Vulcan

26

Demeter is the Greek goddess of harvest; who is she in Rome?

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A

Diana

B

Vesta

C

Ceres

D

Juno

27

Who is the Roman god of wine, known as Dionysus in Greek?

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A

Mercury

B

Jupiter

C

Bacchus

D

Mars

28

The Roman god Vesta corresponds to which Greek goddess?

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A

Athena

B

Hera

C

Hestia

D

Aphrodite

29

Who is the Roman goddess of the moon and hunt?

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A

Minerva

B

Venus

C

Juno

D

Diana

30

Which Roman god is the equivalent of the Greek Cronus?

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A

Mars

B

Saturn

C

Pluto

D

Jupiter

31

What is the Antikythera mechanism considered to be?

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A

Ancient jewelry

B

Ancient weapon

C

Ancient toy

D

Ancient computer

32

Where was the mechanism discovered?

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A

In a shipwreck

B

In an Egyptian tomb

C

In a Greek temple

D

In a Roman palace

33

The mechanism was found off the coast of which island?

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A

Rhodes

B

Crete

C

Cyprus

D

Antikythera

34

What was the device primarily used to track?

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A

Ships at sea

B

Agricultural cycles

C

Time and astronomy

D

Weather patterns

35

What material was used to build the mechanism?

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A

Silver

B

Gold

C

Iron

D

Bronze

36

What did the device feature on the inside?

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A

Gears

B

Pulleys

C

Magnets

D

Mirrors

37

The mechanism is often called the world's first what?

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A

Compass

B

Analog computer

C

Clock

D

Calculator

38

Approximately how old is the Antikythera mechanism?

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A

1000 years

B

100 years

C

500 years

D

2000 years

39

What celestial bodies did it help predict?

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A

Volcanoes

B

Clouds

C

Ocean tides

D

Sun and Moon

40

The device was recovered from the sea in which century?

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A

18th century

B

19th century

C

21st century

D

20th century

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