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Athenian Democracy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Demokratia" means...

a)

Ruled by the people

b)

Ruled as a group

c)

Detention

d)

A fancy Greek sport

2.

Who was the father of Athenian Democracy

a)

Carol Danvers

b)

Cleisthenes

c)

Cloverdale

d)

Clithopethes

3.

How many groups of Athenian government were there?

a)

7

b)

1500

c)

4

d)

3

4.

What were the three groups of Athenian Government

a)

Ekklesia, Boule, Dikasteria

b)

Electric Type, Fire Type, Water Type

c)

Echo, Bagpipes, Dungbomb

d)

Direct democracy, Representative democracy, Constitutional democracy

5.

How many people were on the council of the Boule?

a)

50

b)

1,000

c)

500

d)

10,000

6.

Did Athens have judges, lawyers, or police?

a)

Lawyers

b)

Judges

c)

Police

d)

Trick question; none of the above!

7.

True or False: The Ekklesia operated by majority vote

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Who voted to create laws in Athens?

a)

The people

b)

The king

c)

The police

d)

The government

9.

How were people chosen for an Athenian jury?

a)

By vote

b)

Randomly

c)

With a golden ticket

d)

Your neighbour signed you up to do it

10.

Who could vote?

a)

Anyone

b)

Athenian citizens

11.

True or False: Only men over 18 could vote

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: Foreigners moving to Athens could vote as long as they bought land.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How do you say hello in Greek?

a)

How you doing?

b)

Hello

c)

Ya su

d)

Yo

14.

Our democratic government is based on...

a)

Modern Hawaii

b)

Ancient Athens

c)

The moon

d)

Ontario

15.

What does the word "Archon" mean?

a)

Chief

b)

Arches

c)

Ruler

d)

Archaeology