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Athens & Sparta Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Athens was best known for which of these 2 things?

a)

Military Power

b)

a focus on education

c)

direct democracy

d)

member of the Peloponnesian League

2.

Which of these is the correct sequence of governments in Athens?

a)

Democracy-Oligarchy-Tyranny-Autocracy

b)

Monarchy-Artistocracy-Tyranny-Democracy

c)

Artistocracy-Monarchy-Democracy-Tyranny

d)

Aristocracy-Theocracy-Monarchy-Democracy

3.

Tyrants in Ancient Greece gained support by appealing to the people. Which tyrant reformed a harsh law code, cancelled land debt and freed debtors from slavery?

a)

Pericles

b)

Socrates

c)

Solon

d)

Homer

4.

Women in Sparta had which advantage over women in other city states?

a)

more secluded lifestyle

b)

better education

c)

more personal freedom

d)

religious status

5.

Athenian Democracy didn't include everyone. Which of these groups were excluded from participating in government?

a)

foreigners

b)

slaves

c)

men

d)

women

6.

Athens is located on the _______________ Peninsula, while Sparta is located on the ____________________Peninsula.

a)

Iberian; Peloponnesian

b)

Balkan; Peloponnesian

c)

Peloponnesian; Balkan

d)

Balkan; Iberian

7.

Athens was part of the _____________________ League.

a)

Peloponnesian

b)

Delian

8.

Sparta was known for its emphasis on...

a)

the arts

b)

the military

c)

the gods & goddesses

d)

themselves

9.

Sparta was ruled by...

a)

direct democracy

b)

an assembly and council of elders

c)

a democratic assembly

d)

a king with absolute power

10.

Athens is located closer to the _________________ Sea

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Aegean

c)

Black

d)

Caspian

11.

If accused of a crime in Athens the worst punishment a jury could hand down was...

a)

death and dismemberment

b)

ostracism

c)

public beheading

d)

public whipping

12.

Most Athenians worked in the morning and did which of the following things in the afternoon?

a)

trained at the gymasium

b)

went to self help sessions

c)

listened to philosophers

d)

participated in government decisions