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