An MCQ Quiz About Ancient Greece

12 Questions | By Rkleine74 | Updated: Apr 27, 2022 | Attempts: 456

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1.

Some Spartan women had the responsibility of running the family's estate because:
- A.
  
  Spartan society was the freest and most democratic in Greece
- B.
  
  Frequent warfare often kept Spartan men away from home
- C.
  
  Such duties were considered to be beneath a man's dignity
- D.
  
  The Spartan aristocracy consisted almost entirely of women
2.

Merchants and poor people often supported Athenian tyrants because:
- A.
  
  They feared imprisonment if they withheld their support
- B.
  
  Tyrants promised them they could become full citizens
- C.
  
  They provided greater educational and career opportunities
- D.
  
  They often imposed reforms to help these groups
3.

What was an effect of the Greek victory in the Persian Wars?
- A.
  
  Greeks became more convinced of their own uniqueness
- B.
  
  Sparta became the most powerful city-state in Greece
- C.
  
  Persia never again had the strength to invade Greece
- D.
  
  Persia was destroyed, and the Delian League was disbanded
4.

What Greek philosopher believed good conduct meant pursuing the "Golden Mean"?
- A.
  
  Socrates
- B.
  
  Plato
- C.
  
  Socrates
- D.
  
  Aristotle
5.

What was a result of the Peloponnesian War?
- A.
  
  It started the Golden Age of Greece under Pericles
- B.
  
  It ended Athenian domination of the Greek world
- C.
  
  It resulted in the destruction of the Persian empire
- D.
  
  It led to an alliance between Persia and Athens
6.

What helped Alexander the Great to conquer the Persian Empire?
- A.
  
  Persia was no longer the great power it once had been
- B.
  
  Alexander captured the Persian emperor, Darius III
- C.
  
  Alexander allied with Egypt to create a powerful army
- D.
  
  Alexander defeated the Persians at Chaeronea
7.

The frescoes at Knossos tell us that:
- A.
  
  The Mycenaeans started the Trojan War
- B.
  
  The Myceneans worshipped the bull as a god
- C.
  
  Minoan women had fewer rights than in other cultures
- D.
  
  The sea was very important to the Minoan people
8.

In a Greek city-state, the acropolis was:
- A.
  
  The marketplace where citizens debated issues of the day
- B.
  
  The main school where students learned about government
- C.
  
  The location of temples dedicated to the gods and goddesses
- D.
  
  The legislative building where citizens voted on various laws
9.

In his "Republic" Plato describes:
- A.
  
  His idea of the "golden mean"
- B.
  
  His vision of an ideal democracy
- C.
  
  The turmoil of the Peloponnesian War
- D.
  
  An ideal state ruled by a philosopher-king
10.

Greek architecture seeks to reflect:
- A.
  
  The fearsome power of the gods
- B.
  
  Creativity and uniqueness of the designer
- C.
  
  Perfect balance, universal harmony, and order
- D.
  
  Principles of action, excitement, and motion
11.

Alexander the Great extended his empire as far east as:
- A.
  
  China
- B.
  
  Mongolia
- C.
  
  Vietnam
- D.
  
  India