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Ancient Greece Vocabulary Quiz
Test Description: Social Studies Quiz
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A _____________ is someone who seizes power and rules with total authority.
A
democracy
B
tyrant
C
congressman
D
president
2) A ___________________ is a government ruled by the people.
A
oligarachy
B
communist
C
theocracy
D
democracy
3) A __________________ likes to reflect about the meaning of life by asking questions.
A
culture
B
citizenship
C
philosopher
D
society
4) _____________ are short stories that teach a lesson.
A
fables
B
tragedy
C
myths
D
comedy
5) The Greeks believed in many gods and goddesses, and they told __________ about them.
A
epics
B
myths
C
comedy
D
fables
6) Synonyms for the word decline include:
A
dance, run, hop, skip, jump or fall on purpose
B
rise, increase, become greater, expand, grow or enlarge
C
Reduction, decrease, downturn, downswing, devaluation, or depreciation
D
fall, tumble, stumble, trip, fall over
7) The process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization.
A
empire
B
civilization
C
provinces
D
tribute
8) An ___________ is a group of different lands under one ruler.
A
pharoahs
B
civilization
C
rulers
D
empire
9) The civilization began to __________ around 1000 B.C
A
helots
B
colonies
C
decline
D
rise
10) A ________________ is a government in which the same person is the political and religious leader
A
oligarchy
B
democracy
C
theocracy
D
communist
11) A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment.
A
philosopher
B
ruler
C
empire
D
tyrant
12) A traditional story that explains a culture's beliefs or part of the natural world.
A
comedy
B
myth
C
tragedy
D
fable
13) The story, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, is an example of a __________ because it teaches a lesson.
A
drama
B
legend
C
fable
D
myth
14) A ___________ democracy is a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf.
A
representative
B
direct
C
multiple
D
theocracy
15) A ______________ democracy is a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process.
A
direct
B
rhetoric
C
representative
D
theocracy
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