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WorksheetsCh.8 Test: Ancient Greece
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A government in which only a few people have power is called
a tyrant.
a democracy.
an oligarchy.
a monarchy.
Aesop wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
True
False
After Greek city-states were ruled by kings, they were ruled by
dictators.
armies.
aristocrats.
citizens.
Another name for a representative democracy is a republic.
True
False
Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love.
True
False
Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks
took up farming.
learned how to climb mountains.
became expert shipbuilders.
gave up trying to travel.
Democracy in the United States has already lasted longer than it did in Athens.
True
False
During the early democracy in Greece, why did people have meetings outdoors?
to make sure everyone could attend
to make it easier to hear speakers
to make it easier to vote
to allow visitors to watch the meetings
Greek myths were stories that explained
why humans or animals behaved like they did.
why humans should worship the gods.
why natural or historical events happened.
what things the Greek people most valued.
How was the form of democracy in ancient Greece different from our current democratic government?
People debated issues.
Citizens voted on issues.
Voting took place on broken pieces of pottery.
Officials collected and counted the votes.
In geographical terms, the land of Greece is a large
island.
isthmus.
continent.
peninsula.
Over time, the Greek people living in city-states
became bored and developed the desire to travel.
fled their city-states in fear and set up their own colonies.
disliked their city-states and began to rebel against them.
thought of themselves as residents of the city-state, not as Greeks.
The Iliad and the Odyssey are still considered among the most important works in Western literature.
True
False
The myth about the god Hephaestus working in his fiery forge explained
earthquakes.
thunder storms.
volcanic eruptions.
the seasons.
Under which leader did democracy in Athens work best?
Solon
Pericles
Draco
Peisistratus
What does democracy mean?
"rule of the few"
"rule of the leaders"
"rule of the powerful"
"rule of the people"
Which of the following activities did NOT take place in the agora?
Greeks hid from invading armies.
Greeks bought and sold goods.
Greeks had religious gatherings.
Greeks held political meetings.
Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?
Citizens elect officials to make laws.
All citizens help make the laws.
All men, women, and children vote.
Citizens act as judges and lawmakers.
Which of the following does not describe the first democracy in Athens?
Aristocrats had more power than citizens.
All citizens had the right to participate in the assembly.
Every citizen had the right to speak.
Citizens could serve on smaller councils.
Which of the following groups built an advanced society on the island of Crete?
the Minoans
the Aegeans
the Mycenaeans
the Mediterraneans
Which of the following led to the end of the Minoan civilization?
Other cultures refused to trade with them.
Earthquakes destroyed many of their cities.
A volcanic eruption ruined their cities.
They were attacked by Europeans.
Which of the following shows that Greeks strongly influenced our language?
Many English words and expressions come from Greek mythology.
The English language was first spoken in ancient Greece.
The English language is based on the letters of the Greek alphabet.
English words are spelled using the Greek rules of spelling.
Who was the Greek god or goddess of war?
Artemis
Ares
Zeus
Hermes
Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?
to see where Hercules battled the hydra
to ask the god Apollo questions
to worship Zeus and the other gods
to see the birthplace of Aphrodite
Why were juries in Athens designed to have an odd number of members?
to ensure that each citizen had a vote
to prevent ties
so there would always be discussion
to prevent aristocrats from being unfair
