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Greece Ch. 11 Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1.  Almost 80% of Greece is covered with...
a)
farmland
b)
islands
c)
mountains
d)
water
2.
One valuable natural resource that Greece had was...
a)
diamonds
b)
gold
c)
silver
d)
stone
3.
The goddess who protected Athens was...
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Athena
c)
Demeter
d)
Hera
4.
The "Iliad" is about the...
a)
toroise and the hare.
b)
journey that Odysseus made.
c)
attack on Troy by the Greeks.
d)
unjust suffering of Prometheus.
5.
Many Greek fables were written down by...
a)
Achilles
b)
Aesop
c)
Homer
d)
Zeus
6.
The basic unit of government in Greece was the...
a)
city-state.
b)
county.
c)
metropolis.
d)
nation.
7.
The center of city life in Greece was the...
a)
acropolis.
b)
agora.
c)
isthmus.
d)
peninsula.
8.
A leader who made political reforms in Athens was...
a)
Plutarch.
b)
Homer.
c)
Solon.
d)
Zeus.
9.
Boys in Athens got an education to prepare them to become...
a)
good citizens.
b)
kind fathers.
c)
military leaders.
d)
smart businessmen.
10.
The lowest group in Spartan society was made up of...
a)
boys
b)
helots
c)
soldiers
d)
women
11.
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)
flat
c)
desert
d)
rolling plains
12.
The ancient Greeks were  
a)
Monotheistic  
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
13.
One of the most famous ancient Greek poets who wrote the Iliad was...
a)
Homer.
b)
Athena.
c)
Sandburg. 
d)
Pericles
14.
The ruler of all the Greek gods was... 
a)
Poseidon.
b)
Ares.  
c)
Zeus.
d)
Athena.  
15.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
16.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
17.
What type of government is run by the richest and most powerful citizens?  
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
18.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
19.
Stories that portray Greek Gods and goddesses are called 
a)
essays
b)
fables
c)
histories
d)
myths
20.
In Greek, the word for a city-state was 
a)
civitas 
b)
barracks 
c)
democracy
d)
polis
21.
Athens main rival was the city state of 
a)
Anatolia
b)
Marathon
c)
Sparta
d)
Thermopylae
22.
The Spartans conquered their neighbors and forced them to become 
a)
helots
b)
colonists
c)
soldiers
d)
tyrants
23.

What type of government is run by a single ruler (king/queen)?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Theocracy

24.
At what age did children in Sparta begin training to defend their city?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
d)
11
25.
Homer is best known for doing what?
a)
Doing epic deeds.
b)
Eating epic meals.
c)
Writing epic poems.  
d)
Going on epic journeys.  
26.
Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a)
The Persian Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The American Empire
d)
The Galactic Empire
27.

Which 3 choices were requirements for citizenship in Athens?

a)

Born there

b)

Male or female

c)

Over age 18

d)

Free male

28.
Unlike Athens, in ancient Sparta the government concentrated all of its resources on creating
a)
famous artisans.
b)
successful merchants.
c)
a pleasurable lifestyle.
d)
brave and skillful warriors.
29.
The Greeks used a writing system developed by 
a)
Egyptians
b)
Phoenicians 
c)
Mycenaeans
d)
Romans
30.
Most Greeks believed their gods
a)
were kind and understanding.
b)
were moral beings.
c)
were weak and ineffective.
d)
ruled different areas of human life.
31.
Who did Athens get help from during the Persian War?
a)
Ionia
b)
Egypt
c)
Sparta
d)
the Delian League
32.

In which polis were women treated equally?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Thebes

d)

Corinth

33.

Athens and Sparta were very similar and got along very well.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The first Persian War was fought between the Persians and the ___?

a)

Athenians

b)

Romans

c)

Sicilians

d)

Egyptians

35.

At what age would a Spartan man leave the army and become eligible to be elected into the assembly?

a)

30

b)

50

c)

60

d)

20

36.

At what age were Spartan boys taken from their homes to live in the barracks?

a)

5

b)

20

c)

7

d)

9

37.

Grapes, olives, sheep, and goats thrive in the dry climate and rocky soil of Greece.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What were the benefits of becoming a civilization that can sail?

a)

They could fish the seas around them

b)

They could trade for goods all over the Mediterranean Sea

c)

They learned from other cultures as they traveled.

d)

All of the above

39.

What was usually at the center of the polis on top of the hill?

a)

market

b)

acropolis

c)

farms

d)

houses

40.

In addition to important temples and public buildings, the acropolis also served as a citadel to protect them in times of war.

a)

False

b)

True

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