Quest ion 1Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks

A.) became expert shipbuilders. B.) learned how to climb mountains.

C.) gave up trying to travel. D.) took up farming.

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Quest ion 2 Which of the following activities did NOT take place in the agora?

A.) Greeks held political meetings. B.) Greeks had religious gatherings.

C.) Greeks bought and sold goods. D.) Greeks hid from invading armies.

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Quest ion 3All of the following Greek leaders probably would have approved of the type

Of democracy found in the United States EXCEPT

A.) Cleisthenes. B.) Draco.

C.) Pericles. D.) Solon.

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Quest ion 4Which of the following BEST defines a lyric poem?

A.) a poem set to music B.) a poem about Greek heroes

C.)a poem that teaches life’s lessonsD.) a poem that explains natural events

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Quest ion 5 Which of the following shows that Greeks strongly influenced our language?

A.) English words are spelled using the Greek rules of spelling.

B.) The English language is based on the letters of the Greek alphabet.

C.) The English language was first spoken in ancient Greece.

D.) Many English words and expressions come from Greek mythology

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Quest ion 6In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans?

A.)The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek islands.

B.) The Mycenaeans did not speak Greek.

C.) The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland.

D.) The Mycenaeans were not traders.

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Quest ion 7 All of the following cities began as Greek colonies EXCEPT

A.) Marseille, France B.) Alexandria, Egypt

C.) Naples, Italy D.) Istanbul, Turkey

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Quest ion 8 Which of the following BEST describes a representative democracy?

A.) Citizens elect officials to make the laws. B.) All citizens help make the laws.

C.) All men, women, and children can vote.

D.) Citizens act as judges and lawmakers.

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Quest ion 9 Which of the following does NOT describe the first democracy in Athens?

A.) Aristocrats had more power than citizens.

B.) All citizens had the right to participate in the assembly.

C.) Every citizen had the right to speak.

D.) Citizens could serve on smaller councils.

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Quest ion 10 Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracle at Delphi?

A.) to see where Hercules battled the hydra

B.) to ask the god Apollo questions

C.) to worship Zeus and the other gods

D.) to see the birthplace of Aphrodite

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Quest ion 11

Apollo was the god of the

A.) sun. B.) moon.

C.) oligarchy. D.) democracy.

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Quest ion 12 What tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War?

A.) the Iliad B.) fables

C.) polis D.) the Odyssey

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Quest ion 13 Who was a brilliant elected leader who led the Athens government

from about 460 BC until 429 BC?

A.) Aesop B.) Pericles

C.) Homer D.) Draco

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Quest ion 14

A leader who uses force to hold power is

A.) an aristocrat. B.) a democrat.

C.) a tyrant. D.) an oligarch.

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Quest ion 15 Who is a famous poet and one of the earliest Greek writers?

A.) Solon B.) Homer

C.) Aesop D.) Pericles

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