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