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