Ancient Greece Quiz

What type of government did Athens have?

• Oligarchic

• Direct democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

Who were excluded from voting in Athens?

• Free male citizens

• Women, slaves, and non-citizens

• All citizens

• Only slaves

What was the focus of Spartan society?

• Philosophy and arts

• Trade and commerce

• Militaristic discipline and war

• Democracy and civic participation

What common language did all Greeks speak?

• Latin

• Greek

• Persian

• Egyptian

What was the purpose of the Delian League?

• Athens' plan to promote trade

• Athens' plan to protect against Persia

• Athens' plan to expand territory

• Athens' plan to encourage philosophy

What is a 'polis' in ancient Greece?

• A type of government

• A Greek city-state

• A military formation

• A religious festival

Who were famous Greek philosophers?

• Homer and Hesiod

• Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

• Zeus, Athena, and Apollo

• Pericles and Leonidas

Who led the Peloponnesian League to counter Athens?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Macedonia

• Persia

Which Athenian leader expanded democracy and commissioned the Parthenon during the Golden Age?

• Herodotus

• Leonidas

• Pericles

• Xerxes

Who is known as the "Father of History" and recorded events like the Greco-Persian Wars?

• Socrates

• Herodotus

• Plato

• Aristotle