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Quiz about Ninth Graders Ancient Greece 1
Quiz about Ninth Graders Ancient Greece 1

Ninth Graders' Ancient Greece: 1 Quiz


This is part of the Ancient Greece unit test that I give to my 9th graders. Can you keep up with them?

A multiple-choice quiz by brittany1119. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
brittany1119
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
306,645
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
3820
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. This Olympic event was the most challenging in the Games and designed to find the best all-round athlete. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This was the main square or marketplace that was at the heart of every Greek city Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. These were ten military commanders that were elected annually and were the most important officials in Athenian democracy. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. These were nine elected officials whose duties were ceremonial rather than political. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these means "rule by the few"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these is a general name for a Greek city-state? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This type of Greek play was written about ordinary people and often mocked leading politicians and personalities of the day. Which was it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the name of the Spartan Assembly made up of male citizens aged 30 and over? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was a training ground where boys took part in competitive games. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these means "rule by the people"? Hint





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This Olympic event was the most challenging in the Games and designed to find the best all-round athlete.

Answer: pentathlon

This event was composed of five events: Wrestling, running, discus, javelin, and jumping. The name comes from the Greek "pente" meaning "five".
2. This was the main square or marketplace that was at the heart of every Greek city

Answer: agora

The agora was the center of Greek city life. Here one could purchase goods, listen to philosophers, and learn the latest gossip.
3. These were ten military commanders that were elected annually and were the most important officials in Athenian democracy.

Answer: strategoi

These strategoi could be elected multiple times. Pericles was one such strategos.
4. These were nine elected officials whose duties were ceremonial rather than political.

Answer: archon

Each archon had different duties. For example:
The Basileus Archon presided over the law courts, arranged religious sacrifices and the renting of temple land, and supervised festivals and feasts.
The Eponymous Archon chose the men who financed the choral and drama contests.
He was also responsible for lawsuits about inheritance and the affairs of heiresses, orphans and widows.
The Polemarch Archon was in charge of athletic contests held to commemorate men killed in battle. He also dealt with the legal affairs of metics.
5. Which of these means "rule by the few"?

Answer: oligarchy

This system of government was instituted during the Archaic Period in Greece when the aristocrats were too unpopular and they chose popular people to rule in their stead.
6. Which of these is a general name for a Greek city-state?

Answer: polis

By the Archaic Period, mainland Greece was made up of a cluster of small city-states, politically independent of each other. The word the Greeks used for a city-state was "polis" - which is the origin of our word "politics". Although these states were often rivals, and sometimes fought wars against each other, they shared the same Greek identity - a common language, culture, and religion - which created strong links between them.
7. This type of Greek play was written about ordinary people and often mocked leading politicians and personalities of the day. Which was it?

Answer: comedy

It was a forerunner to modern comedy shows like "Saturday Night Live".
8. What was the name of the Spartan Assembly made up of male citizens aged 30 and over?

Answer: apella

The Council's proposals had to be passed by the Assembly, or apella, which was made up of all citizens over 30. Experts think that the Assembly probably could not debate or amend anything: they could only vote for or against measures.
They did this by shouting "yes" or "no", and the loudest group won.
9. What was a training ground where boys took part in competitive games.

Answer: gymnasium

There were three types of school in Ancient Greece.
1. At the first, the boys were taught reading, writing, and arithmetic by a teacher called a grammatistes.
2. At the second school, poetry and music were taught by a teacher called a kitharistes. Boys had to learn pieces of poetry by heart, and were taught musical instruments, such as the lyre and the pipes.
3. At the third school, boys were taught dancing and athletics by a man called a paidotribes. Boys took part in competitive games at a training ground called a gymnasium.
10. Which of these means "rule by the people"?

Answer: democracy

At the end of the Archaic Period, some Greek cities overthrew their tyrants and replaced them with a radical new form of government.
The new system - which provided a model for political systems in the modern world - was called democracy, from the Greek words demos (people), and kratos (rule).
However, in Ancient Greek democracies only citizens had a say, and citizenship was restricted. Women, slaves and men born outside the city were all excluded.
Source: Author brittany1119

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