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The Development of Democracy in Ancient Greece

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form of government did the Ancient Greeks introduce to the world?

a)

Communism

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

2.

Which form of government is he most likely a part of?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Tyranny

3.

A small number of individuals share power and rule as a group in a(n)...

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Tyranny

4.

True or False: Most citizens of an Oligarchy had very little say in how the city-state was run.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Someone who holds onto power by cruel or aggressive means is a...

a)

Monarch

b)

Tyrant

c)

Democrat

d)

Aristocrat

6.

Monos means

a)

Many

b)

double

c)

triple

d)

single

7.

In Ancient Greece, the king was advised by

a)

a president

b)

a council of aristocrats

c)

his wife

d)

the citizens

8.

In Ancient Greece, the king was originally appointed to the position.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Monarchy ended in Ancient Greece because

a)

The King died

b)

The King died and did not have a son.

c)

The Aristocrats realized they had MORE power as a group than the KING

d)

The King was not very good at taking care of the citizens.

10.

Aristocrat means

a)

A Disney movie

b)

A type of cat

c)

Someone who studies space and Astronomy.

d)

a member of a wealthy class of people

11.

Who has the MOST political influence in a democracy?

a)

aristocrats

b)

Monarchs

c)

Democrats

d)

The People

12.

How many people rule in a government of Oligarchy?

a)

A small group

b)

A king or queen

c)

A large group

13.

An Oligarchy intends to keep power in the hands of

a)

the people

b)

a few elites

c)

those elected by the people

d)

royalty

14.
A(n)  ____ is one of several people who rule a country or empire together, sharing the power.
a)
assembly
b)
oligarch
c)
citizen
d)
tyrnat
15.
"Rule by the few"
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
16.
Which government has its power passed down through a royal family line?
a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

17.
How were laws developed in a monarchy?
a)
The Assembly voted on them.
b)
The king made them.
c)
The aristocrats made them.
d)
There were no laws in a monarchy
18.
Most people had very little say.  Only a few had power.
What type of government is this?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Tyranny
d)
Democracy
19.
Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between
a)
sailors and fishers
b)
foreign powers and kings
c)
army leaders and poor people
d)
merchants and skilled artisans
20.
A(n)  _____  is a person who seizes power illegally, usually by force.
a)
Monarch
b)
Assembly
c)
Tyrant
d)
Aristocrat
21.
Which government has one person in charge who rules by force and with total authority?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
22.
In which type of government does an individual take power with the support of the middle class?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Tyranny
23.

Power in the hands of citizens

a)

Tyranny

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

24.

Usually a single military leader rules

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

25.

Aristocrats overthrew monarchs to set up this government

a)

Tyranny

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

26.
How did democracy impact ancient Greece?
a)
all male citizens were able to make laws
b)
aristocrats had all the power
c)
the king make all the rules
d)
military leaders advised the peasants
27.
What city in Greece had the first democracy?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Corinth
d)
Mycenae
28.
In America, citizens with voting rights can...
a)
make the laws.
b)
vote for or against any law.
c)
propose new laws.
d)
vote for or against the officials who make the laws.
29.
What city in Greece had the first democracy?
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Corinth
d)
Mycenae
30.

_____________ is a type of government in which people have a say in deciding the rules and laws of a country.

a)

democracy

b)

lyre

c)

city-state

d)

phalanx