After Athens lost the Peloponnesian War to Sparta, the rights of its citizens were sharply limited. A group called the Thirty Tyrants ruled Athens. Which of these types of government describes the rule by a select few?

Question

After Athens lost the Peloponnesian War to Sparta, the rights of its citizens were sharply limited. A group called the Thirty Tyrants ruled Athens. Which of these types of government describes the rule by a select few?
 A. 
aristocracy
 B. 
monarchy
 C. 
plutocracy
 D. 
oligarchy

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct answer is D. oligarchy. An oligarchy is a form of government in which power resides in the hands of a small number of people, typically from the same social, economic, or political class.