Ancient Athens quiz

I am owned by a private citizen or a city state. I can not become a citizen. Who am I?

• Slave
• Metic 
• Citizen

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

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Communism

Which of the following was the birthplace of democracy?

• Sparta
• Thebes
• Greece
• Athens

Which of the following people would be allowed to vote?

• A 22 year old man
• A 40 year old mother of 4
• A 30 year old man who had moved from Sparta when he was young
• A 25 year old slave

What was the "ASSEMBLY"?

• Where all citizens could debate issues and vote
• Where 500 people supervised the running of the government
• Where elected representatives voted on issues
• Where they would put people on trial for crimes

What is a metic?

• A citizen in Athens
• A type of slave
• people who lived in Athens but werent born there
• People who were chosen for the Council of 500

What is an AGORA

• Where the assembly meets
• The marketplace
• The place where the Council of 500 met
• The Law Courts

What were some of the ways that Athenians could participate in democracy

• Attend the Assembly, discuss issues and vote
• They could talk to the Monarch about issues
• They could vote for representatives
• They could serve on the Council of 500 as many times as they like

How many times per year did the Athenian government meet?

• 40
• 8
• As often as felt like
• once per week

Every citizen votes on all important decisions.

• Direct Democracy
• Indirect Democracy
• Monarchy
• I was picking my nose when we discussed this!