4/6/23 Athens & Sparta Quiz

Athens paid salaries to men who held public office. How did that affect the growth of democracy?

• It hurt democracy by making government workers rich.

• It helped democracy by enabling people who were not rich to work for the government.

• It helped democracy by rewarding each of the people who came to vote in the Assembly.

• It hurt democracy by encouraging the leader of Athens to surround himself with his friends.

Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?

• They built a theater on its side.

• They grew olives on its slopes.

• They thought the gods lived there.

• They watched athletes compete below it.

Which TWO of the following are not true regarding Greek drama?

• Acting in plays was one of the few rights women had

• Greek plays grew out of songs and dances

• Plays to place indoors because weather in Athens was terrible

• Plays were a form of competition that could last for days

For what crime was Socrates arrested?

• telling state secrets to enemy powers

• refusing to teach the children of the rich

• living on the streets with no means of support

• asking questions that seemed to dishonor the gods

Why did the Greeks agree every four years to stop fighting for a brief period?

• to allow their soldiers to rest

• to pull a ship through the city

• to let athletes go to the Olympics

• to hold a festival for all their gods

This philosopher used questioning to teach

• Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Herodotus

Young girls and boys went to school and learnt how to read and do math. 

• True
• False

The people of Athens valued freedom and learning, while the military was central in Sparta.

• true
• false

Spartan women had more rights than women in most city-states.

• True, they had more rights than Athenian women.
• True, because they were able to vote.
• False, women in ancient Greece did not have rights
• False, Athenian women had more rights.

The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called

• Goodwill Games
• Marathons
• Olympics
• Triathlons