Quiz: Ancient Greece
  • 1. The highest part of a city; often the site for a temple.
A) frieze
B) league
C) acropolis
D) agora
  • 2. A government ruled by a small group of people.
A) anarchy
B) tyranny
C) theocracy
D) oligarchy
  • 3. a government ruled by the people.
A) frieze
B) theocracy
C) oligarchy
D) democracy
  • 4. Government by divine guidance, it comes from the Greek word theo which means god.
A) oligarchy
B) theocracy
C) anarchy
D) monarchy
  • 5. A long poem about great heroes and their adventures.
A) oracle
B) epic
C) policy
D) frieze
  • 6. A city that is also an independent nation.
A) parthenon
B) poli
C) agora
D) frieze
  • 7. A famous temple dedicated to Athena.
A) Agora
B) Oracle
C) Parthenon
D) Poli
  • 8. The main marketplace in a Greek city.
A) omega
B) agora
C) frieze
D) poli
  • 9. What are the two epic poems written by Homer
A) Alpha and Omega
B) Triad and Metropolis
C) Iliad and Odyssey
D) Polis and Poli
  • 10. Many times, the Greeks would siege a city. What does this mean?
A) to take over a city by a dictator
B) to make the villagers slaves
C) to burn down a village
D) to blockade a walled city
  • 11. What are the Greek names for the first and last letters of their alphabet?
A) omega and epsilon
B) alpha and beta
C) alpha and omega
D) sigma and kappa
  • 12. In monarchy, the stem mono means...
A) king
B) ten
C) one
D) emperor
  • 13. The muses were the goddesses of ...
A) inspiration, learning, and the arts
B) the harvest and food
C) learning and education
D) the arts and music
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