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1
Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?
Citizens elect officials to make laws
All citizens help make the laws
Citizens act as judges and lawmakers
All men, women, and children can vote
2
Which best describes how the people in Athens reacted to Draco's laws?
They believed that the laws helped tyrants
They believed the laws produced more crime
They liked the freedom that the laws gave them
They felt the laws were too strict
3
What does democracy mean?
rule of the leaders
rule of the few
rule of the powerful
rule of the people
4
Why were juries in Athens designed to have an odd number of members?
to prevent aristocrats from being unfair
to ensure that each citizen had a vote
to prevent ties
so their would always be discussion
5
Which of the following shows that Greek mythology is part of today's popular culture?
People travel to Greek to hear lyric poems
Students learn about Greek mythology in school
Some sport team names derive from Greek mythology
Many people worship Greek gods and goddesses
6
Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?
to see where Hercules battled the hydra
to see the birth place of Aphrodite
to ask the god Apollo questions
to worship Zeus and other gods
7
Which of the following activities did not take place in the agora?
Greeks bought and sold goods
Greeks held political meetings
Greeks hid from invading armies
Greeks had religious gatherings
8
During the early democracy in Greece, why did people have meetings outdoors?
To make it easier to hear speakers
To allow visitors to watch the meetings
To make sure everyone could attend
To make it easier to vote
9
Which of the following best describes how a Greek colony was similar to a polis?
Both were set up to make someone wealthy
Both were started by Minoans
Both were built on the main Greek land
Both were independent
10
The myth about the god Hephaestus working in his fiery forge explained
earthquakes
the seasons
volcanic eruptions
thunderstorms
11
Which of the following led to the end of the Minoans civilization?
They were attacked by Europeans
Other cultures refused to trade with them
Earthquakes destroyed many of their cities
A volcanic eruption ruined many of their cities
12
Which of the following groups built an advanced society on the island of Crete?
the Aegeans
the Minoans
the Mediterraneans
the Mycenaeans
13
After Greek city states were ruled by kings, they were ruled by
aristocrats
citizens
armies
dictators
14
Who was the Greek god or goddess of war?
Ares
Hermes
Artemis
Zeus
15
Which of the following best defines a polis?
a period of great achievements
a marketplace where goods are traded
a small city state
a high hill on which a fortress is built
16
Under which leader did democracy in Athens work best?
Peristratus
Draco
Solon
Pericles
17
Which of the following shows that Greeks strongly influenced our language?
The English alphabet is based on the Greek letters
English words come from greek myths
English was first spoken there
English words are spelled using Greek rules of spelling
18
In geographical terms, the land of Greece is a large
peninsula
island
isthmus
continent
19
Over time, the Greek people living in city states
became bored and developed the desire to travel
disliked their city states and began to rebel against them
thought themselves residents of the city states, not Greeks
fled their city states in fear and set up their own colonies
20
All of the following cities began as Greek colonies except
Marseille, France
Naples, Italy
Istanbul, Turkey
Alexandria, Egypt
21
Which Greek hero has been the subject f dozens of films?
Zeus
Dionysus
Poseidon
Hercules
22
All following Greek leaders probably would have approved the democracy found in Athens except?
Solon
Pericles
Cleisthenes
Draco
23
Which best summarizes the geography of Greece?
a land of flat, fertile plains
a cold, barren land
a land of small hills and dense forests
a rocky, mountainous land
24
The period of warfare and disorder in Greece is referred to as the
Classical Age
Golden Era
Dark Age
Era of Despair
25
Which of the following best defines a lyric poem?
a poem that explains natural events
a poem that teaches life lessons
a poem set to music
a poem about Greek heroes
26
A government in which only a few people have power is called
a monarchy
a democracy
an oligarchy
a tyrant
27
Which best describes the difference between Cleisthenes and Peisistratus
Cleisthenes was a tyrant
Cleisthenes supported an oligarchy
Cleisthenes favored the aristocrats
Cleisthenes believed in democracy
28
According to Greek mythology, why are there different seasons?
Hephaestus is making weapons for the gods in his forge
Apollo goes away for part of each year to rest
Demeter is separated from her daughter during the winter
Hera is punishing humans for not worshipping the gods
29
Which of the following was not a reason the Greeks traded with other cultures?
to find products they needed
To obtain food
to conquer other cultures
to learn new ideas from other cultures
30
How did the Greeks apply the Illiad and the Odyssey in everyday life?
by trying to follow the example of great heroes in stories
by following the writing style of famous poets
by building great temples for their gods
by holding sporting contests in honor of the gods
31
Which of the following doesn't describe the first democracy in Athens?
All citizens had the right to participate in the assembly
Citizens could serve on smaller councils
Aristocrats had more power than citizens
Every citizen had the right to speak
32
Greek myths were stories that explained
what things the Greek people valued most
why humans should worship the gods
why humans or animals behaved the way they did
why natural or historical events happened
33
In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?
The Mycenaeans did not speak Greek
The Mycenaeans were not traders
The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek islands
The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland
34
Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult the Greeks
became expert shipbuilders
took up farming
learned how to climb mountains
gave up trying to travel
