6th SS Final Exam-Greece MC
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A.
In the war of Athens with Sparta, the strategy Pericles proposed for the conduct of the war was to emphasize Athens':
- naval strength
- land power
- alliance with persia
- alliance with thebes
B.
A is a leader who has seized power by force.
- Tyrant
- Dictator
- President
- Senator
C.
Citizens from Athens, Sparta, and other Greek city-states worked together to defeat the invading .
- Chinese
- Egyptians
- Spartans
- Persians
D.
An army of 300 Spartans guarded a narrow pass at .
- Marathon
- Athens
- Thermopylae
- Sparta
E.
In Sparta, the slave population was called .
- Athenians
- helots
- foreigners
- slaves
F.
was a great conqueror from Macedonia.
- Hercules
- Zeus
- Alexander the Great
- Agamemnon
G.
The Parthenon was made of white .
- wood
- cement
- marble
- siding
H.
Inside the Parthenon, there was a huge 40-foot gold and ivory statue of .
- Athena
- Ares
- Zeus
- Hades
I.
Who was able to vote while Athens was a democracy?
- Only women were allowed to vote in Athens.
- Every person was allowed to vote in Athens.
- Only citizens, or men having both a mother and father from Athens, could vote.
- All men could vote in Athens.
J.
Athenians were the first people to write
- laws.
- satires.
- dramas.
- poetry.
K.
What was the role of women in ancient Greece?
- Greek women sat on the councils that made all the decisions in Greece.
- Greek women worked like slaves.
- Greek women were protected and isolated in their homes.
- Greek women went to war along with the men.
L.
During the Battle at Marathon,
- Persian forces destroyed the entire Athenian army.
- the Athenian navy played a key role.
- the Athenian army won a stunning victory with a small army.
- Persian generals used new cunning strategies to win.
M.
What is a myth?
- a play told in music and dance in Ancient Greece
- a long poem that tells a story about an adventure
- a story from long ago that explains the beginning of the world
- a musical story performed to please the gods
N.
I was the most famous scientist of the Hellenistic Era. I worked on solid geometry & created the lever and pulley system.
- Archimedes
- Aristarchus
- Eratosthenes
- Euclid
- Pythagoras
O.
The world's first democratic constitution was adopted by
- Rome.
- Sparta
- Athens.
- Macedonia.
P.
What were the Greek Wars called?
- Peloponnesian War
- Greek Wars
- Persian War
- Battle of Marathon
Q.
Which word does not fit?
- Socrates
- Aristotle
- knights
- Plato
R.
In a democracy, all citizens have a chance to vote and govern themselves.
- representative
- Parthenon
- direct
- Supreme
S.
What two kinds of drama did the Athenians invent that are still used today?
- Tragedy and Romance
- Romance and Comedy
- Comedy and Tragedy
- Romance and Suspense
T.
What two city-states joined forces in 480 BC when the Persian King Xerxes decided to attack?
- Athens and Corinth
- Sparta and Corinth
- Athens and Sparta
- Corinth and Sparta