Who wants to be an Ancient
Greece Extraordinaire?
Hosted by
Mr. Hronec
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Lifelines
• “Phone a friend”
• Ask the audience
Sample
Question
• What kind of word does the
adverb in this sentence
describe?
• He jumped extremely far.
A)Noun
C) Adjective
B)Verb
D) Adverb
Question 1
• The ancient Athenians used which kind of
government?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Answer 1
• C- Democracy
Question 2
• Which of the following represents a representative
democracy?
• A) Students on team 6D vote on day to day details,
and the teachers honor those votes directly
• B) Teachers decide for the students what they will
do each day
• C) Student Council votes for the entire student body
• D) Students vote on an issue, and the result of their
vote is what is relayed to the administration by
their teacher
Answer 2
• D- This is an example of a
representative democracy
because the students’ teacher
is acting as their representative
Question 3
• How many people made up the Council of Elders?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
500
6000
30
60
Answer 3
• C- 30
• The Council of Elders was made
up of 2 kings and 28 elected
officials.
Question 4
• Which of the following represents a Spartan policy?
• A) Citizens actively trade in the agora
• B) At age 18, boys begin to train for war
• C) Trade is discouraged, in order to keep out new
ideas
• D)Boys learned public speaking and debating
Answer 4
• C- Trade in Sparta was
discouraged
Question 5
How did Spartans get the goods they could not grow
or make themselves?
A) Trade
B) They pretended they didn’t exist, because they
didn’t like new goods/ideas
C) They took over neighboring communities
D) They sent representatives to bargain with other
city-states
Answer 5
• C- They took over neighboring
city-states with force
Question 6
• Which of the following is false about Spartan men?
• A) They could not live outside the barracks until
they were 30 years old
• B) Their wives were permitted to remarry if they
were gone at war
• C) Their wives could not speak with other men
• D) They did not value reading or writing
Answer 6
• C- Spartan women were allowed
to speak with men other than
their husbands, and could
remarry
Question 7
• Which of the following represents how helots were
treated in Sparta?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Brutally
As citizens
They could never be liberated (free)
They couldn’t sell their own crops
Answer 7
• A- Helots were treated brutally
in order to keep them from
rebelling.
Question 8
• Government officials in Athens were selected:
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A) Based on the loudest ovation
B)Randomly, when they turned 60 years old
C) Randomly, when they turned 30 years old
D) Based on their qualifications
Answer 8
• C- At age 30, 500 men would be
randomly selected to
participate in the Council of
500.
Question 9
• Which of the following represents a direct
democracy?
• A) Students vote on their homework, and that is
what is given
• B) Student Council votes on the students’
homework
• C) The principal gives a direct order regarding
homework, and that is assigned
• D) The students vote on homework, and then the
teachers decide if it’s fair
Answer 9
• A- Students vote and what they
decide is what happens
Question 10
• When deciding to form a new colony, what did the
Ancient Greeks do first?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Look for an area with fertile crops
They didn’t form colonies
Consult with an oracle
Invade their neighbors
Answer 10
• C- Consult with an oracle in
order to determine if a new
colony was a good idea
Question 11
• The Athenian economy was based on:
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Trade
Their strong navy
A balanced education
Periokoi
Answer 11
• A- Trade
Question 12
• Who were the periokoi?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Athenian slaves
Non-citizens in Sparta
Spartan leaders
Athenian leaders
Answer 12
• B- Noncitizens in Sparta
Question 13
• Which of the following was true about Spartan
women?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
They went away to war
They were responsible for trade
They protected the land when men were at war
From ages 6 to 14 they went to school
Answer 13
• C- They were responsible for
protecting Sparta while the men
were away at war
Question 14
• Which city-state allowed women to own land?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Sparta
Athens
both
neither
Answer 14
• A- Spartan women could own
land
Question 15
• Which city-state had strong political speakers?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Sparta
Athens
both
neither
Answer 15
• B- Athens
Question 16
• What is an agora?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
A captured slave
A non citizen
A Spartan marketplace
An Athenian marketplace
Answer 16
• D- An Athenian marketplace
Question 17
• Which body of government required 6000 citizens to
attend each meeting?
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A)The Council of 500
B) The Athenian Assembly
C) The Council of Elders
D) The Spartan Assembly
Answer 17
• B- The Athenian Assembly
Question 18
• Which of the following does not describe Athenian
slaves?
• A) They had far less rights than free men
• B) They were born into slavery
• C) They couldn’t speak with men other than their
husband
• D) They could buy their own freedom
Answer 18
• D- Athenian slaves could not
buy their own freedom
Question 19
• Which of the following is true?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Athenian women could not inherit land
Athenian slaves couldn’t teach children
Spartan women could not inherit land
Athenians were elected based on loud ovations
Answer 19
• A) Athenian women could not
inherit land
Question 20
• Which city-state most likely lacked luxury items?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Athens
Sparta
both
neither
Answer 20
• B- Sparta, because they
discouraged trade
Question 21
• In Athens:
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A) Helots were killed to discourage rebellion
B) Boys began training for combat at 7
C)Slaves were whipped for resting
D) The Council of 500 ruled with an iron fist
Answer 21
• C- Slaves were treated harshly
when they did not meet their
owners expectations
Question 22
• How old did a man have to be to join the Council of
Elders?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
60
40
30
They had to be the oldest male in their family
Answer 22
• A- 60 years old
Question 23
• Sparta’s government was a(n):
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Dictatorship
Democracy
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Answer 23
• D- Oligarchy
Question 24
• After military service, boys might study
with private tutors in:
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Athens
Sparta
Both city-states
neither city-state
Answer 24
• A- Athens
Question 25
• Which setting describes where Spartan
men lived the majority of their lives?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
At war
In the barracks
In camps
They were nomadic
Answer 25
• B- In the barracks, until at least
30 years old
Winner!