Ancient Greek Polis

1) What form of government was first introduced in the city-state of Athens?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Communism

• Fascism

2) Who was the patron god or goddess of the city of Athens?

• Zeus

• Athena

• Hera

• Demeter

• Ares

3. What was the original purpose of the Acropolis?

• As a center for the Greek government

• As a place to worship the gods

• As a place to watch theatre

• As a fortress for the people of the city to retreat to when attacked

• As a center of commerce and trade

4. What was the name of the place that was the center of commerce and government in Athens?

• The Agora

• The Strategeion

• The Parthenon

• The Acropolis

• The Theatre

5. Who was the leader of Athens during its golden age as the center of the Ancient Greek civilization?

• Alexander the Great

• Odysseus

• Pericles

• Homer

• Plato

6. What building, located at the center of the Acropolis, was dedicated to the goddess Athena?

• The Theatre

• The Agora

• The Erchtheum

• The Arrephorion

• The Parthenon

7. About how far back do historians have recorded history about the city of Athens?

• 1000 years

• 2500 years

• 3400 years

• 6000 years

• 10,000 years

8. What Greek god, and patron of the theatre, was the largest theatre on the slopes of the Acropolis named after?

• Athena

• Dionysus

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Hermes

9. Where was the Acropolis located?

• North of the city of Athens on top of mount Olympus

• Just outside the city walls

• On a hill at the center of the city

• Between Athens and Sparta

• In a valley on the south side of the city

10. Which of the statements below best describes the Age of Pericles?

• A time when Athens was under the power of the Tyrants

• A time when Sparta ruled over Athens

• A time when Athens was poor and weak

• A time when art and democracy flourished

• A time before democracy and the theatre came to Athens