Quiz: Ancient Greece - Skyndipróf
  • 1. The highest part of a city; often the site for a temple.
A) agora
B) frieze
C) acropolis
D) league
  • 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) theocracy
B) oligarchy
C) frieze
D) democracy
  • 4. Government by divine guidance, it comes from the Greek word theo which means god.
A) anarchy
B) monarchy
C) theocracy
D) oligarchy
  • 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) poli
B) parthenon
C) agora
D) frieze
  • 7. A famous temple dedicated to Athena.
A) Parthenon
B) Oracle
C) Poli
D) Agora
  • 8. The main marketplace in a Greek city.
A) omega
B) frieze
C) poli
D) agora
  • 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 burn down a village
B) to make the villagers slaves
C) to blockade a walled city
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) sigma and kappa
B) alpha and beta
C) alpha and omega
D) omega and epsilon
  • 12. In monarchy, the stem mono means...
A) emperor
B) ten
C) king
D) one
  • 13. The muses were the goddesses of ...
A) the arts and music
B) the harvest and food
C) inspiration, learning, and the arts
D) learning and education
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