AC 6.2 QUIZ: Democracy & Geography in Athens - Round 2

Greece is a peninsula.

• True

• False

What is a peninsula?

• A kind of forest.

• A place surrounded on all sides by water.

• A place surrounded on three sides by water.

• A dry place.

What is the name of the large sea that borders Greece to the south?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Aegean Sea

• Ionian Sea

What is the name of the long Greek island south of the mainland?

• Rhodes

• Limnos

• Crete

After 700 BCE, a sense of equality developed in Greece among

• soldiers on horseback.
• Athenian women.
• aristocrats.
• foot soldiers.

Is Sparta in the northern, southern, eastern, or western part of Greece?

• northern

• southern

• eastern

• western

Who did the Greeks believe lived on Mount Olympus?

• Kings of Greece

• Greek Criminals

• Greek Gods

• All Greek people

What building is at the top of the Acropolis?

• The Eiffel Tower

• The Coliseum

• The White House

• The Parthenon

Which principle do modern democracies share with ancient Athens?

• All people deserve equal rights.
• There should be no taxation without representation.
• People should vote on all matters that concern them.
• People should have a voice in government.

The Parthenon was built for the God Zeus.

• True

• False