Athenian Democracy BackgroundQuiz

What was the name of the man who introduced a series of economic, political, and legal reforms in Athens?

• Cleisthenes

• Hippias

• Solon

• Peisistratos

What was the name of the law code introduced to Athens in 621 by Draco?

• Draconian

• Peisistratian

• Solonian

• Cleisthenian

Who took control of Athens as a tyrant after the reforms of Solon?

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Peisistratos

• Hippias

Which political leader was supported by the Spartans and their allies in an attempt to win back power in Athens?

• Peisistratos

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Isagoras

What was the name of the council introduced by Cleisthenes, consisting of fifty men from each tribe?

• Council of Areopagus

• Council of 500

• Council of Elders

• Council of Tribunes

What was the basic unit of Cleisthenes' new political structure in Athens?

• Tribes

• Demes

• Polis

• Phratries

What word originally meant 'township' or 'village' and later came to refer to the whole citizen body of Attica?

• Tyrannis

• Polis

• Ostracism

• Demos

Who was the uncontested ruler of Athens from 546 until his death in 527?

• Peisistratos

• Hippias

• Cleisthenes

• Solon

What was the name of the process in which a citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years?

• Ostracism

• Exile

• Expulsion

• Outcast

Who was the son of Peisistratos who ruled Athens after his father's death?

• Hippias

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Isagoras