Greek Civilization NDA Questions

Greek Civilization MCQ Questions

13.
Solon, an important early Athenian statesman, is credited with introducing significant political and legal reforms in the early 6th century BCE, including measures aimed at reducing:
A.
Trade with other Greek city-states
B.
Debt bondage and social/economic inequality among Athenian citizens
C.
Religious festivals
D.
Only military conscription
ANSWER :
B. Debt bondage and social/economic inequality among Athenian citizens
14.
Cleisthenes, often referred to as the 'Father of Athenian Democracy', is credited with major reforms around 508 BCE that reorganised Athenian citizens into new political groupings, moving away from older aristocratic:
A.
Religious practices
B.
Military ranks
C.
Trade guilds
D.
Kinship-based tribal divisions
ANSWER :
D. Kinship-based tribal divisions
15.
Pericles, a leading Athenian statesman during the 5th century BCE, presided over what is often considered the height ('Golden Age') of Athenian democracy, culture, and:
A.
Economic collapse
B.
Artistic and architectural achievement
C.
Complete isolation from other Greek city-states
D.
Military decline
ANSWER :
B. Artistic and architectural achievement
16.
The principal governing assembly of Athenian democracy, in which eligible male citizens could directly participate in debating and voting on key decisions, was known as the:
A.
Boule (the smaller executive council, distinct from the full Assembly)
B.
Senate (a term more associated with Rome)
C.
Areopagus (an older aristocratic council with more limited functions)
D.
Ecclesia (Assembly)
ANSWER :
D. Ecclesia (Assembly)
17.
The 'Boule', an important body within the Athenian democratic system, functioned as a council responsible for preparing the agenda and proposals for the:
A.
Full citizen Assembly (Ecclesia)
B.
Delphic Oracle
C.
Judiciary alone
D.
Spartan army
ANSWER :
A. Full citizen Assembly (Ecclesia)
18.
The Athenian democratic practice of 'ostracism', in which citizens could vote to temporarily exile a public figure perceived as a threat to the state, involved citizens writing the name of the person to be exiled on fragments of pottery known as:
A.
Papyri
B.
Amphorae
C.
Ostraka
D.
Stelae
ANSWER :
C. Ostraka