Greek Alphabet Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which uppercase character should replace the name “xi” in a Greek-letter list?
Uppercase zeta (Ζ)
Uppercase epsilon (Ε)
Uppercase chi (Χ)
Uppercase xi (Ξ)
2. While converting a heading to lowercase, you reach the uppercase letter Φ. Which character should replace it?
Lowercase psi (ψ)
Lowercase theta (θ)
Lowercase chi (χ)
Lowercase phi (φ)
3. A section heading lists omicron, a missing letter, and rho. Which letter belongs in the middle?
Sigma
Nu
Tau
Pi
4. You see the ending sequence phi, ___, psi, omega. Which letter fills the gap?
Chi
Upsilon
Xi
Tau
5. Which letter comes immediately after delta in the standard Greek alphabet?
Zeta
Epsilon
Gamma
Eta
6. Which form of sigma is normally used at the end of a Modern Greek word?
Standard lowercase sigma (σ)
Final lowercase sigma (ς)
Lowercase zeta (ζ)
Lowercase xi (ξ)
7. A worksheet asks you to write uppercase eta as a lowercase letter. Which form should you use?
Lowercase nu (ν)
Lowercase eta (η)
Lowercase iota (ι)
Lowercase zeta (ζ)
8. A font makes lowercase nu and upsilon easy to confuse. Which character is lowercase nu?
Lowercase gamma (γ)
Lowercase upsilon (υ)
Lowercase nu (ν)
Lowercase rho (ρ)
9. Which group is already arranged in standard Greek alphabetical order?
Beta, gamma, delta, epsilon
Iota, theta, kappa, lambda
Rho, pi, sigma, tau
Phi, upsilon, chi, psi
10. A document contains lowercase omega, ω, but the heading must be uppercase. Which character should be used?
Uppercase omicron (Ο)
Uppercase theta (Θ)
Uppercase psi (Ψ)
Uppercase omega (Ω)
11. A learner sees sigma written as σ in the middle of a word and as ς at the end. What does this show?
Lowercase sigma changes to its final form, ς, at the end of a word.
The form ς is reserved for the beginning of a word.
The form ς is the uppercase version of σ.
The forms σ and ς are separate letters with different positions in the alphabet.
12. A numbered list assigns 1 to alpha and continues through all 24 Greek letters. Which letter receives 24?
Omega
Chi
Upsilon
Psi
13. An editor is checking uppercase–lowercase pairs. Which entry correctly shows the same Greek letter in both cases?
Uppercase lambda with lowercase nu (Λ — ν)
Uppercase sigma with lowercase sigma (Σ — σ)
Uppercase gamma with lowercase lambda (Γ — λ)
Uppercase pi with lowercase tau (Π — τ)
14. Which lowercase character represents theta?
Lowercase phi (φ)
Lowercase delta (δ)
Lowercase theta (θ)
Lowercase omicron (ο)
15. Which lowercase letter is alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet?
Delta (δ)
Lambda (λ)
Alpha (α)
Gamma (γ)
16. Complete this consecutive sequence: lambda, mu, ___, xi.
Kappa
Omicron
Nu
Pi