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