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Greece Quiz Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a city-state called in Greece?

a)

Polis

b)

Parthenon

c)

Agora

d)

Acropolis

2.

What Greek city-state was known for arts, music, math, and philosophy?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

3.

Which city-state was known for its harsh military training?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

4.

How could you best describe the geography of ancient Greece?

a)

Rocky and mountainous

b)

Flat and dry

c)

Swampy and many rivers

d)

Mostly desert

5.

Which two civilizations were allies during the Persian War?

a)

Sparta

b)

Egypt

c)

Athens

d)

Mesopotamia

6.

What type of government did Athens have?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

7.

What type of government did Sparta have?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Representative Democracy

8.

What type of landmass is Greece?

a)

Island

b)

Continent

c)

Peninsula

9.

Pericles ordered the construction of what famous Athenian building?

a)

Agora

b)

Parthenon

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Acropolis

10.

How was the life of a Greek boy and girl different?

a)

Greek boys and girls were treated the same.

b)

Boys went to school and joined the military. Girls were expected to take care of the home.

c)

Both boys and girls went to school, but had to choose different jobs.

d)

Girls went to school and joined the military. Boys were expected to take care of the home.

11.

What is one major cultural difference between Athens and Sparta?

a)

Athens: Olympics and Warfare; Sparta: Fishing and Learning

b)

They were identical city-states.

c)

Athens: Democracy and Learning; Sparta: Military and Oligarchy

d)

Athens was part of the Persian Empire and Sparta was not.

12.

Who were the Helots?

a)

Enslaved people in Spartan society. Allowed free citizens to be full time soldiers.

b)

Full time soldiers in Sparta.

c)

The highest social group in Sparta.

d)

Enslaved people in Athens.

13.
During which Age did the Greeks make great advances in art, architecture, medicine, and philosophy?
a)
The Hellenistic Age
b)
The Golden Age
c)
The Peloponnesian Age
d)
The Bronze Age
14.
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"
15.
A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.
a)
Athens
b)
Delphi
c)
Corinth
d)
Sparta
16.
A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Delphi
d)
Corinth
17.
A body of water with water on three sides is called a 
a)
continent
b)
island
c)
peninsula
d)
isthmus
18.
In Greek, the word for a city-state was 
a)
civitas 
b)
barracks 
c)
democracy
d)
polis
19.
Who was the main rival of ancient Greece?
a)
The Persian Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The American Empire
d)
The Galactic Empire
20.
Is this statement about Sparta, Athens or both of them: Boys start training at age 7 and were in the military until age 60
a)
Sparta 
b)
Athens
c)
Both
21.
______________ controlled and dominated the Delian League.
a)
Athens
b)
a peace keeping Sparta
c)
Persia
d)
Macedonia
22.
Who was Pericles?
a)
The king of Sparta.
b)
A Greek philosopher who spoke against the war.
c)
A great general and leader of Athens.
d)
A famous warrior from the city-state of Corinth.