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Government In Greece
Test Description: Review types of government in ancient Greece
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How is it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?
A
Different kings made different rules about how to govern
B
Colonies were started by groups from different countries
C
Steep mountains kept people from different city-states apart
D
Different languages made communication difficult
2) Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually developed first?
A
oligarchy
B
democracy
C
monarchy
D
tyranny
3) How did most kings in ancient Greece come to power?
A
They used soldiers to take control
B
They were elected by the people
C
They paid merchants for support
D
They inherited from a relative
4) What happened to the king's advisors after the king lost power?
A
They became the new ruling group
B
They asked the people to elect them to office
C
They sailed away to start colonies
D
They were forced to be slaves
5) Who belonged to the councils of aristocrats?
A
all of the above
B
military leaders
C
merchants who became wealthy from trade
D
rich men who had land from their families
6) What might an oligarch do on an ordinary day?
A
take part in a chariot race
B
work hard in the fields
C
sell goods in the market
D
herd sheep and goats
7) Which word in English comes from a Greek word meaning few?
A
tyrant
B
monarch
C
oligarch
D
democrat
8) What kinds of laws did oligarchs pass?
A
laws that meant nothing
B
laws that favored the rich
C
laws that were fair to all
D
laws that helped the poor
9) Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between who?
A
foreign powers and kings
B
sailors and fishers
C
army leaders and the common people
D
merchants and skilled artisans
10) Who would have likely said these words? I was in the army when people began complaining about members of the government getting richer while everybody else was getting poorer. So I stepped forward, and with the peoples' help, I became a leader.
A
a tyrant
B
a citizen
C
an aristocrat
D
a king
11) In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?
A
military force
B
foreign partnerships
C
family tradition
D
the law of the land
12) Why were some tyrants well liked?
A
They united the city-states
B
They gave all men a voice in the government
C
They made laws that improved people's lives
D
They passed the throne to their sons
13) How is democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government?
A
Slaves were equal to free men
B
People might vote unwisely
C
Merchants made all the laws
D
All citizens shared the ruling power
14) How was ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?
A
Citizens voted directly on all issues
B
Citizens elected representatives to make laws
C
Citizens listened to the ideas of powerful speakers
D
Citizens gave their leader total power
15) What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?
A
People should rule themselves
B
Nobody should be a slave
C
Men and women should be equal
D
Leaders should be both wise and good
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