Ancient Greece Topic Practice Test

Most of ancient Greece was located where?

• in Asia

• in Africa

• along coastlines

• far inland

How did the mountains help ancient Greece?

• provided a lot of resources

• provided protection

• provided water

• provided shelter from winds

True or False - The Greek city-states were located close together and travel between them was very easy.

• True

• False

True or False - Athens only wanted their boys to have a military education so that they would be good at fighting.

• True

• False

Which city-state operated as a military unit?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Crete

• Macedonia

Why did Sparta start the Peloponnesian War?

• They did not want the Persians taking their land.

• They did not want Athens to spread democracy.

• They wanted to control all of the rest of Greece.

• They just liked to fight.

True or False - Our democracy is similar to the democracy of Athens in that they had an assembly and we have Congress, and both of them make laws.

• True

• False

True or False - Our democracy is like Athens in that all adult people could vote in both places.

• True

• False

Which building was built to have religious ceremonies honoring Athena?

• Acropolis

• Athens

• Parthenon

• Peloponnesia

Which type of Greek play usually was about something serious and had a sad ending?

• comedy

• tragedy

• drama

• action