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Which was expected from the citizens of the polis?

a. earn citizenship
b. follow the ruler's dictates without question
c. serve on juries
d. vote in presidential elections

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The correct option is C

The citizen in Ancient Greece is defined by a certain number of prerogatives and advantages, obligations and demands that distinguished him from non-citizens: political, legal, religious prerogatives, social benefits, tax demands and military obligations. Metecos and slaves lived in the city with the citizens, but this was exclusively a community of citizens, and of male citizens, since women were excluded from political rights. The quality of a citizen guaranteed a man the power to take an action as a plaintiff or to answer as an advocate before the ordinary courts, without an intermediary or guarantor.

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In general, it was expected that citizens of the polis in Ancient Greece "c. serve on juries," since this was a democratic "duty" that allowed for democracy and fair trials to flourish.
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