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Ancient Greece Unit Quiz

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Define archipelago
a)
chain of islands
b)
chain of mountains
c)
chain of grasslands
d)
chain of deserts
2.
Define Peninsula
a)
land surrounded by water on 4 sides
b)
Land surrounded by water on 3 sides
c)
land surrounded by water on 2 sides
d)
land surrounded by water on 1 side
3.
Define Democracy
a)
government where people have power by voting
b)
government where one person is in charge
c)
government where a few people are in charge
d)
government controlled by religious and military leaders
4.
Define city-state
a)
country that controls all aspects of society.
b)
small city within a country that makes their own laws, military, language and culture.
c)
area of land where the people have total control
d)
area of land in the United States
5.

A city-state in Greece that is known for wealth, luxury, a strong navy, education and philosophy

a)

Sparta

b)

Mikonos

c)

Athens

d)

Rome

6.

A city-state in Greece that is known for a strong army, constant military training, giving up comforts and being very strong

a)

Mikinos

b)

Athens

c)

Rome

d)

Sparta

7.
A smart person who spends their time thinking, writing and teaching others about the answers to many different questions.
a)
King
b)
Philosopher
c)
Artist
d)
Architect
8.

Greek philosopher who believed in science and reason

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander the Great

9.

Greek leader who was known for conquering other lands (like Greece and Persia) and spreading Hellenistic Culture

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander the Great

10.

Greek philosopher (thinker) who used doubt, reason and questioning in order to challenge the leaders of Greece. Known for creating the Socratic Method.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander the Great

11.

Which statement describes the origin of these terms?

a)

They are events from Roman history

b)

They are found in Babylonian legends.

c)

They are taken from Greek mythology

d)

They are actions of Egyptian gods.

12.

"[W]e are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not of the few."


This is a quotation from which Athenian leader?

a)

Pericles

b)

Homer

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Hippocrates

13.

Which number represents the location of ancient Athens?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What is the name of the king of Macedonia & one of the most successful commanders of ancient times?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Xerxes

c)

Philip II

d)

Leonidas

15.

What is a fortress/citadel built on elevated ground known as?

a)

acropolis

b)

polis

c)

metropolis

d)

temple

16.
What continent is Greece located on?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Australia 
17.

What is the name of the sports competition that was started in 776 BC?

a)

Olympics

b)

Marathons

c)

Bull-Leaping

d)

Tennis

18.

Where 12 of the 14 main Greek gods were believed to have lived.

a)

Olympia

b)

Hades

c)

Mt. Olympus

d)

Tartarus

19.

Which ancient polis is currently the capital of Greece?

a)

Sparta

b)

Athens

c)

Troy

d)

Olympia

20.

Which ancient polis sent boys to military training at 7 yrs old?

a)

Athens

b)

Ares

c)

Sparta

d)

Knossos

21.

Largest Greek island is...

a)

Rhodes

b)

Sparta

c)

Crete

d)

Sicily

22.

Greece is located on the ...

a)

Iberian Peninsula

b)

Italian Peninsula

c)

Balkan Peninsula

d)

Floridian Peninsula

23.

Which best describes the geography of Greece

a)

Few mountains and many islands

b)

A large flat land that has small hills and valleys

c)

Lots of mountains, no river valleys, and many islands

d)

rolling plains with steep mountains in the middle

24.

Poseidon

a)

God of the Dead/Underwold...had a 3 headed dog named Cerberus

b)

King of the Gods...had a scepter and thunderbolt

c)

God of the Seas...symbols are the trident, dolphins and horses

d)

God of War and Defense...had armor and a dof

25.

Hades

a)

God of the Dead/Underwold...had a 3 headed dog named Cerberus

b)

King of the Gods...had a scepter and thunderbolt

c)

God of the Seas...symbols are the trident, dolphins and horses

d)

God of War and Defense...had armor and a dof

26.

Zeus

a)

God of the Dead/Underwold...had a 3 headed dog named Cerberus

b)

King of the Gods...had a scepter and thunderbolt

c)

God of the Seas...symbols are the trident, dolphins and horses

d)

God of War and Defense...had armor and a dof

27.
A system that of writing that uses symbols to stand for individual sounds is called an 
a)
alphabet
b)
character
c)
codex
d)
hieroglyph
28.
Stories that portray Greek Gods and goddesses are called 
a)
essays
b)
fables
c)
histories
d)
myths
29.
The Spartans conquered their neighbors and forced them to become 
a)
helots
b)
colonists
c)
soldiers
d)
tyrants
30.
Spartan boys lived in military houses called
a)
acropolises 
b)
agoras
c)
barracks
d)
stoas
31.
Helots were 
a)
citizens
b)
oligarchs
c)
slaves
d)
merchants
32.

a style of government where a very few rich, powerful people make all the rules

a)

democracy

b)

autocracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

tyranny

33.

a form of government in which a very strict leader is cruel, greedy, unfair and gives the people no rights or freedoms.

a)

democracy

b)

autocracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

tyranny

34.

a Greek philosopher who believed in the wisest experts ruling the people

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Mrs. Lee

d)

Aristotle

35.

a Greek philosopher who believed people should question their leaders

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Mrs. Lee

d)

Aristotle

36.

a Greek philosopher who believed in science and reason

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Mrs. Lee

d)

Aristotle

37.

What is a war between groups of people from the same country called? (example Sparta's allies vs Athens' allies)

a)

civil war

b)

domination

c)

colonialism

d)

plague

38.

What is an open area used as a marketplace or a gathering place for debate and discussion of issues important to the people called?

a)

city- state

b)

agora

c)

polis

d)

flea market