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3 Pillars of Ancient Athenian Democracy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You can be selected for the Council of 500 by:

a)

lottery

b)

voting

c)

nomination

d)

volunteering

2.

Which of the following statements best reflects fairness in ancient Athenian democracy?

a)

All citizens were expected to attend the Assembly.

b)

Citizens could serve on Council only twice in their lifetime.

c)

The Council decided what would be discussed at the Assembly.

d)

Only males born in Athens were allowed to vote at the Assembly.

3.

Which of the following statements best illustrates direct democracy in ancient Athenian government?

a)

All citizens were required to attend and vote at the Assembly.

b)

Citizens could serve on Council only twice in their lifetime.

c)

Any citizen could be chosen to be on a jury for a trial.

d)

Council members represented the Athenian citizens.

4.

Using this image (click to make it bigger if needed), which of the following statements would be correctly placed in location X?

a)

Name most often scratched on pottery

b)

Participants used a lottery system

c)

Volunteers asked for the position

d)

Every tenth person was selected

5.

What type of government was Ancient Athens?

a)

Monarchy.

b)

representative democracy.

c)

direct democracy.

d)

dictatorship.

6.

Where did the council of 500 meet?

a)

The pnyx.

b)

The bouleuterion.

c)

The agora.

d)

The tholos.

7.

In order from lowest to highest name the Athenian social classes?

a)

Metics, slaves, citizens.

b)

Slaves, metics, citizens.

c)

Citizens, slaves, spartans.

d)

People, women, gods.

8.

What are the three pillars of Athenian democracy?

a)

council of 500.

b)

court.

c)

assembly.

d)

all of the above.

9.

How many tribes was Ancient Athens divided into?

a)

100

b)

9

c)

1000

d)

10

10.

Ancient Athens was the _____ democracy.

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

last

11.

What do you call a type of government which people rule themselves?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

12.

What type of democracy allows the citizens to elect officials to represent them in the government?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Elected Democracy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Choice Democracy

13.

Having everyone in the class raise their hands to vote on a topic is an example of:

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Ancient Democracy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

Athenian Democracy

14.

In Ancient Athens, where was the assembly where citizens could vote held?

a)

Agora

b)

Legislature

c)

Pnyx Hill

d)

Town Hall

15.

What was another name for the Council of 500?

a)

The bowl

b)

The Boule

c)

The legislature

d)

The government