- 1. Who was the famous Macedonian king who conquered the Persian Empire, marking the beginning of the Hellenistic Age?
A) Pericles
B) Leonidas
C) Julius Caesar
D) Alexander the Great
- 2. Which city became the center of Hellenistic culture under Alexander's rule?
A) Athens
B) Rome
C) Sparta
D) Alexandria
- 3. What important scientific work was created during the Hellenistic Age by Euclid?
A) The Art of War
B) Elements
C) The Iliad
D) The Republic
- 4. Which Hellenistic sculpture, depicting a goddess of victory, was discovered in pieces on the island of Samothrace?
A) Winged Victory of Samothrace
B) Athena Parthenos
C) Discobolus
D) Venus de Milo
- 5. In the field of mathematics, what is the famous theorem named after the Greek mathematician that applies to right-angled triangles?
A) Euler's theorem
B) Descartes' theorem
C) Fermat's Last Theorem
D) Pythagorean theorem
- 6. What famous library was founded in Alexandria, Egypt, during the Hellenistic Age and became a center of knowledge and learning?
A) National Library of Greece
B) British Library
C) Library of Alexandria
D) Vatican Library
- 7. Who was the Athenian philosopher and student of Plato who later became the teacher of Alexander the Great?
A) Aristotle
B) Socrates
C) Plato
D) Pericles
- 8. This Hellenistic poet is known for his epic poem 'Argonautica', which tells the story of Jason and the Argonauts:
A) Virgil
B) Homer
C) Ovid
D) Apollonius of Rhodes
- 9. This Hellenistic scientist and inventor is known for his work with levers and pulleys, as well as designing a sophisticated planetarium:
A) Euclid
B) Hipparchus
C) Archimedes
D) Aristotle
- 10. What famous Hellenistic statue, showing a wounded Gaul committing suicide, can be found in Rome?
A) Dying Gaul
B) Venus de Milo
C) Discobolus
D) Winged Victory of Samothrace
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