DEMOCRACY IN ANCIENT
ATHENS
Test Review
Which of the following statements were true regarding
Rights and Responsibilities in Ancient Athens?
A. It was considered a right and a privilege to
hold Athenian citizenship.
B. To be a citizen, a man must be “free-born”
and have an Athenian father and mother.
C. Access to citizenship was dependent on your
wealth, influence, and your occupation.
D. All the above statements are true.
E. Only A and B are correct statements.
• And the answer is …….
• Answer: E
Which of the following statements were true regarding
Rights and Responsibilities in Ancient Athens?
A. All Athenian citizens were expected to be
educated.
B. All Athenian citizens were expected to have
military training.
C. All Athenian citizens were expected to pay
taxes.
D. All the above statements are true.
• And the answer is ……..
• Answer--D
Which of the following statements were true regarding
Rights and Responsibilities in Ancient Athens?
A. All Athenian citizens could own property that
family members could inherit.
B. All Athenian citizens were expected to serve in
the army during times of war.
C. All Athenian citizens were expected to serve in
government if they were nominated and voted
in by their fellow citizens.
D. All the above statements are true.
E. Only A and B are correct statements.
• And the answer is …..
• Answer: E
Which of the following statements were
not true regarding Rights and
Responsibilities in Ancient Athens?
A. Metics could send their son’s to school and could
own a slave if they could afford it.
B. Metics could own land and avoid becoming a slave
if they maintained sponsorship with an Athenian
citizen.
C. Metics paid taxes, but were not allowed to vote.
D. Metics did not have to participate in military duty.
• And the answer is ……
• Answer--D
Which of the following statements were true
regarding the Boule in Ancient Athens?
A. The Boule and the Assembly carried out the exact
same tasks.
B. The Bouleterion was where the Boule met to make the
day to day decisions needed to run the city state of
Athens.
C. Citizens over 30 were selected from a draw to
determine who would be a representative in the Boule.
D. The Boule, although much smaller than the assembly,
required the citizens to vote to make decisions just like
the assembly did.
E. All but A are correct.
• And the answer is ……
• Answer--E
Which of the following statements are true
about Ostracism in Ancient Athens?
A. Ostracism took place in the assembly.
B. Ostracism took place once a year.
C. Ostracism could banish a citizen from Athens for
up to 10 years.
D. A minimum of 6000 votes were required to
ostracize an individual.
E. All the above are true about Ostracism.
F. Only A and C are correct statements
• And the answer is ……
• Answer--E
Which of the following statements are true
about the Legal system in Ancient Athens?
A. The majority of people were able to represent
themselves in the court system.
B. Representation was possible for those people who
could not represent themselves in the law courts.
C. The laws protected all people in society regardless
of class.
D. Only citizens could actually represent themselves
in a court of law.
E. All the above are true statements.
F. All statements except A are true.
• And the answer is ….
• Answer--F
Which of the following is the best definition for
the term Metic?
A. Foreigners living in Ancient Greece.
B. The roles and responsibilities of different
people in society.
C. A way of making decisions in which everyone
in a group votes.
D. A layer of society that defines a person’s role.
E. A person who was not a “free man”.
• And the answer is ……
• Answer--A
Which of the following is the best definition for
the term direct democracy?
A. The roles and responsibilities of different people
in society.
B. A way of making decisions in which everyone in
a group votes.
C. A layer of society that defines a person’s role.
D. A political system whereby citizens elect their
representatives to govern and make decisions
on their behalf.
E. Regional representation in the decision making
process.
• And the answer is …….
• Answer--B
Which of the following is the best definition for
the term ostracism?
A. The roles and responsibilities of different people
in society.
B. A method of banishing an unpopular or
dangerous citizen for a number of years by
popular vote, without a trial or formal
accusation.
C. A layer of society that defines a person’s role.
D. A political system whereby citizens elect their
representatives to govern and make decisions
on their behave.
• And the answer is ……
• Answer--B
Which of the following is the best definition
for the term class?
A. The roles and responsibilities of different people in
society.
B. A method of banishing an unpopular or dangerous
citizen for a number of years by popular vote, without
a trial or formal accusation.
C. A layer of society that defines a person’s role, slaves
and metics would be examples.
D. A political system whereby citizens elect their
representatives to govern and make decisions on their
behalf.
• And the answer is …..
• Answer--C
Which of the following is the best definition for
the term agora?
A. Where the boule met to make the day to day
decisions needed to run the city state on Athens.
B. A method of banishing an unpopular or dangerous
citizen for a number of years by popular vote, without
a trial or formal accusation.
C. The heart of Ancient Athens, a market where citizens,
metics, and trusted slaves set up stalls to sell goods.
D. A political system whereby citizens elect their
representatives to govern and make decisions on their
behalf.
• And the answer is …..
• Answer--C
Which of the following is the best definition for
the term Bouleterion?
A. Where the boule met to make the day to day
decisions needed to run the city state on Athens.
B. A method of banishing an unpopular or dangerous
citizen for a number of years by popular vote, without
a trial or formal accusation.
C. The heart of Ancient Athens, a market where citizens,
metics, and trusted slaves set up stalls to sell goods.
D. A political system whereby citizens elect their
representatives to govern and make decisions on their
behalf.
• And the answer is …..
• Answer--A
Which of the following is the best definition for
the term social structure?
A. The roles and responsibilities of different people in
society, which shape how the society functions.
B. A method of banishing an unpopular or dangerous
citizen for a number of years by popular vote, without
a trial or formal accusation.
C. A layer of society that defines a person’s role, slaves
and metics would be examples.
D. A political system whereby citizens elect their
representatives to govern and make decisions on their
behalf.
• And the answer is ….
• Answer--A
I am allowed to attend school, I am expected to
take military training, but I require sponsorship
to avoid becoming a slave. Who am I?
A. I am a metic girl.
B. I am a metic boy.
C. I am an Athenian girl (father is a citizen).
D. I am an Athenian boy (father is a citizen).
E. I am an Athenian woman.
F. I am a slave.
• And the answer is …..
• Answer--B
I am not allowed to attend school, I am expected
to stay home and learn household skills, I require
sponsorship to avoid becoming a slave. Who am I?
A. I am a metic girl.
B. I am a metic boy.
C. I am an Athenian girl (father is a citizen).
D. I am an Athenian boy (father is a citizen).
E. I am an Athenian woman.
F. I am a slave.
• And the answer is ….
• Answer--A
Now that I am married I am considered an adult. I
can own property under special circumstances,
and I am respected as a caregiver and home
manager. Who am I?
A. I am a metic girl.
B. I am a metic boy.
C. I am an Athenian girl (father is a citizen).
D. I am an Athenian boy (father is a citizen).
E. I am an Athenian woman.
F. I am a slave.
• And the answer is ….
• Answer--E
Discussion Questions (table groupings)
• How did the practice of slavery help Ancient
Athenians effectively practice direct
democracy?
• Considering the conditions of Ancient Athens,
what were the benefits and drawbacks of
direct democracy?