1. What did the Rosetta Stone help decipher?
A)Cuneiform tablets
B)Egyptian hieroglyphics
C)Greek poetry
D)Roman law
2. In which country was the Rosetta Stone found?
A)Turkey
B)Greece
C)Egypt
D)Italy
3. Which language was NOT present on the Rosetta Stone?
A)Latin
B)Demotic
C)Greek
D)Hieroglyphic
4. Who is credited with cracking the code of the stone?
A)Julius Caesar
B)Cleopatra
C)Hammurabi
D)Jean-François Champollion
5. The stone contains a decree issued by which group?
A)Farmers
B)Soldiers
C)Priests
D)Architects
6. Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
A)It listed all Roman laws
B)It provided a translation key
C)It told us where treasure was
D)It was made of gold
7. The discovery occurred during which historical campaign?
A)The Trojan War
B)The Crusades
C)World War I
D)Napoleon's invasion
8. Hieroglyphics were used by which ancient civilization?
A)Roman
B)Greek
C)Egyptian
D)Babylonian
9. How many scripts are inscribed on the stone?
A)Two
B)Four
C)One
D)Three
10. Which language on the stone was already known to scholars?
A)Mayan
B)Ancient Greek
C)Sanskrit
D)Akkadian
11. The stone was discovered in which year?
A)1500
B)1999
C)1799
D)1850
12. What are Egyptian hieroglyphics primarily?
A)Picture-based symbols
B)Mathematical equations
C)Modern alphabet
D)Musical notes
13. The stone is named after which town?
A)Alexandria
B)Luxor
C)Cairo
D)Rosetta
14. Which city was besieged in the Trojan War?
A)Troy
B)Sparta
C)Athens
D)Rome
15. Who is the legendary author of the Iliad?
A)Aristotle
B)Virgil
C)Plato
D)Homer
16. What animal was used as a trick to enter Troy?
A)A dolphin
B)A horse
C)A bull
D)A lion
17. Which hero was known for his vulnerable heel?
A)Odysseus
B)Hector
C)Achilles
D)Paris
18. Who was the king of the Greeks during the war?
A)Menelaus
B)Priam
C)Agamemnon
D)Ajax
19. Which prince of Troy killed Patroclus?
A)Hector
B)Paris
C)Helenus
D)Aeneas
20. The Trojan War was fought over which queen?
A)Helen
B)Penelope
C)Andromache
D)Cassandra
21. Who came up with the idea of the wooden horse?
A)Agamemnon
B)Achilles
C)Ajax
D)Odysseus
22. Which god/goddess favored the Trojans?
A)Hera
B)Aphrodite
C)Poseidon
D)Athena
23. What material was the famous Trojan horse made of?
A)Wood
B)Stone
C)Bronze
D)Iron
24. Who was the King of Troy?
A)Priam
B)Hector
C)Menelaus
D)Paris
25. Which Greek hero killed Hector?
A)Menelaus
B)Achilles
C)Ajax
D)Odysseus
26. Where did the Greek fleet gather before sailing to Troy?
A)Aulis
B)Corinth
C)Thebes
D)Delphi
27. Who was the brother of Agamemnon?
A)Achilles
B)Patroclus
C)Menelaus
D)Nestor
28. What was the result of the war for Troy?
A)Stalemate
B)Total destruction
C)Independence
D)Victory
29. Who is the Roman counterpart to Zeus?
A)Mars
B)Pluto
C)Neptune
D)Jupiter
30. What is the Roman name for Hera?
A)Venus
B)Minerva
C)Juno
D)Diana
31. Who is the Roman god of the sea, known as Poseidon in Greek?
A)Mercury
B)Vulcan
C)Neptune
D)Saturn
32. The Greek goddess Athena is known as whom in Rome?
A)Minerva
B)Ceres
C)Vesta
D)Juno
33. Who is the Greek god of war, Ares, known as in Rome?
A)Mars
B)Mercury
C)Apollo
D)Jupiter
34. Which goddess of love is Aphrodite in Greek?
A)Diana
B)Juno
C)Minerva
D)Venus
35. Who is the Roman equivalent of Hermes?
A)Mercury
B)Mars
C)Vulcan
D)Bacchus
36. Which Greek god of the underworld is Pluto in Rome?
A)Apollo
B)Jupiter
C)Mars
D)Hades
37. Artemis is the Greek name; what is the Roman name?
A)Venus
B)Minerva
C)Juno
D)Diana
38. Who is the Roman god of the forge, Hephaestus?
A)Neptune
B)Mercury
C)Mars
D)Vulcan
39. Demeter is the Greek goddess of harvest; who is she in Rome?
A)Diana
B)Vesta
C)Ceres
D)Juno
40. Who is the Roman god of wine, known as Dionysus in Greek?
A)Mercury
B)Jupiter
C)Bacchus
D)Mars
Answer Key
1-B
2-C
3-A
4-D
5-C
6-B
7-D
8-C
9-D
10-B
11-C
12-A
13-D
14-A
15-D
16-B
17-C
18-C
19-A
20-A
21-D
22-B
23-A
24-A
25-B
26-A
27-C
28-B
29-D
30-C
31-C
32-A
33-A
34-D
35-A
36-D
37-D
38-D
39-C
40-C