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Lesson #27 - Quiz -Assessment: Life in Two City-States: Athens and Sparta
Lesson #27 - Quiz -Assessment: Life in Two City-States: Athens and Sparta
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What is one way the Assembly of Athens differed from the Council of 500?
A. The Assembly was larger.
D. The Assembly did not permit disscousion.
C. The Assembly had far less power.
B. The Assembly met more often.
2
To become a full ci0zen, a Spartan man had to
B. come from a rich family.
A. pass a physical test.
C. get elected by the people.
D. marry a citizen's daughter
3
A 12-year-old Athenian girl would most likely get her education
A. in another city
B. in a day school.
D. from her mother.
C. from a priestess.
4
Who made the most important government decisions in Sparta?
A. the Assembly.
C. the Council of Elders.
B. the military leaders.
D. the winners of sports games.
5
How did the citizens of Athens get enough grain to eat?
A. They conquered neighboring farm villages.
B. They shipped local products to Egypt to trade.
C. Grasses good for making bread grew wild nearby.
D. Every family raised its own food behind the house.
6
Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?
C. major highways
D. surrounding mountains
A. poor soil
B. broad rivers
7
Sparta used heavy iron bars as money. What conclusion does this suggest?
C. Spartan money was easier to use than Athenian money.
B. Sparta discouraged trade with other city-states.
D. Spartan money was more valuable than Athenian money.
A. Sparta shipped most goods by boat.
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Which feature of Athens’s geography most affected its economy?
A. It was on a peninsula.
C. It was built on rocky cliffs.
B. It was close to the sea.
D. It was surrounded by fertile feilds.
9
Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?
D. Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean.
C. Both boys and girls got military training.
A. Children did not learn to read.
B. Children studied sculpture and painting
10
Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta
B. could own property.
A. could not vote.
D. served equally with men in the army.
C. had most influence in the home.
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This Greek painting shows the subjects Athenian boys studied. Why did Athenian schoolboys have to memorize everything?
A. There were not enough books.
D. Examinations were very difficult.
B. Public speaking was important.
C. They wanted to become citizens.
12
What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?
The Spartans made the conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops
B. The conquered people moved to Sparta to sell goods in the marketplace.
They made the conquered people leave so that Spartans could move there.
A. The conquered people left by sea to start new colonies for Sparta.
13
Which of these city-states on the map was on the Peloponnesus?
C. Thebes
D. Delphi
B. Athens
A. Sparta
14
Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?
A. Military strength was valued.
C. The government had two kings.
D. A small group held the most power.
B. It was organized as a city-state.
15
Which of these events most likely happened in the agora of Athens?
B. People voted for their leaders.
C. Boys held a wrestling contest.
A. People bought leather sandals.
D. Girls played musical instruments.
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How would a man become a member of Athens’s Council of 500?
B. He was elected by citizens.
D. He overthrew a council member.
A. He inherited the position.
C. He was selected to serve on the council.
