Quiz: Ancient Greece
  • 1. The highest part of a city; often the site for a temple.
A) acropolis
B) agora
C) league
D) frieze
  • 2. A government ruled by a small group of people.
A) theocracy
B) oligarchy
C) tyranny
D) anarchy
  • 3. a government ruled by the people.
A) frieze
B) democracy
C) theocracy
D) oligarchy
  • 4. Government by divine guidance, it comes from the Greek word theo which means god.
A) monarchy
B) anarchy
C) oligarchy
D) theocracy
  • 5. A long poem about great heroes and their adventures.
A) oracle
B) frieze
C) policy
D) epic
  • 6. A city that is also an independent nation.
A) poli
B) frieze
C) agora
D) parthenon
  • 7. A famous temple dedicated to Athena.
A) Agora
B) Poli
C) Parthenon
D) Oracle
  • 8. The main marketplace in a Greek city.
A) poli
B) omega
C) agora
D) frieze
  • 9. What are the two epic poems written by Homer
A) Alpha and Omega
B) Triad and Metropolis
C) Polis and Poli
D) Iliad and Odyssey
  • 10. Many times, the Greeks would siege a city. What does this mean?
A) to take over a city by a dictator
B) to burn down a village
C) to make the villagers slaves
D) to blockade a walled city
  • 11. What are the Greek names for the first and last letters of their alphabet?
A) omega and epsilon
B) sigma and kappa
C) alpha and beta
D) alpha and omega
  • 12. In monarchy, the stem mono means...
A) one
B) king
C) ten
D) emperor
  • 13. The muses were the goddesses of ...
A) the arts and music
B) the harvest and food
C) learning and education
D) inspiration, learning, and the arts
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