- 1. Who was the famous Macedonian king who conquered the Persian Empire, marking the beginning of the Hellenistic Age?
A) Alexander the Great
B) Julius Caesar
C) Leonidas
D) Pericles
- 2. Which city became the center of Hellenistic culture under Alexander's rule?
A) Athens
B) Sparta
C) Rome
D) Alexandria
- 3. What important scientific work was created during the Hellenistic Age by Euclid?
A) Elements
B) The Art of War
C) The Republic
D) The Iliad
- 4. Which Hellenistic sculpture, depicting a goddess of victory, was discovered in pieces on the island of Samothrace?
A) Discobolus
B) Athena Parthenos
C) Winged Victory of Samothrace
D) Venus de Milo
- 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) Hipparchus
C) Aristotle
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) Descartes' theorem
B) Euler's theorem
C) Pythagorean theorem
D) Fermat's Last Theorem
- 7. This Hellenistic poet is known for his epic poem 'Argonautica', which tells the story of Jason and the Argonauts:
A) Virgil
B) Apollonius of Rhodes
C) Homer
D) Ovid
- 8. Who was the Athenian philosopher and student of Plato who later became the teacher of Alexander the Great?
A) Aristotle
B) Plato
C) Pericles
D) Socrates
- 9. What famous Hellenistic statue, showing a wounded Gaul committing suicide, can be found in Rome?
A) Dying Gaul
B) Venus de Milo
C) Winged Victory of Samothrace
D) Discobolus
- 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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