An MCQ Quiz About Ancient Greece
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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
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