Ancient Greece Quiz (20 Questions)

A body of land with water on three sides is a(n)...

• isthmus.

• continent.

• island.

• peninsula.

Greece is a peninsula that has a southern peninsula called...

• Athens

• Zeus

• Peloponnesus

• Sparta

The ruler of the Greek gods was called...

• Ares.

• Athena.

• Zeus.

• Prometheus.

The Greeks believed that the gods lived...

• in Athens.

• in Cyprus.

• on Mount Olympus.

• on Mount Etna.

Stories that portray Greek gods and goddesses are called...

• essays.

• histories.

• fables.

• myths.

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

• marathons.

• Goodwill Games.

• triathaons.

• Olympics.

A short story, usually involving animals, that teaches a moral lesson is a(n)...

• myth.

• fable.

• song.

• epic poem.

In Greek, the word for city-state was...

• democracy.

• barracks.

• polis.

• marathon.

A government ruled by a few people is a(n)...

• dictatorship.

• oligarchy.

• monarchy.

• democracy.

A government in which citizens make the decisions is a(n)...

• aristocracy.

• democracy.

• oligarchy.

• monarchy.