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