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