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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Athens, Pages 48 through 102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. These are used to channel water to the city of Athens.
(a) Gold ditches.
(b) Clay pipes.
(c) Glass pipes.
(d) Metal pipes.

2. This covered building is erected for the Panathenaic Games when Pericles decides to include musical events.
(a) Temple of Dionysus.
(b) Dorpfeld Theater.
(c) Odeon.
(d) Fourth century stoa.

3. ___________ is credited with building the first stage.
(a) Hermes.
(b) Pericles.
(c) Xerxes.
(d) Thespis.

4. This many main Gods are worshiped in Athens.
(a) Eighty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Two.

5. Most houses have lavatories, consisting of these.
(a) Seat and bucket.
(b) Toilet and running water.
(c) Clay vases and seats.
(d) Chamber pot and running water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is / are the most common forms of punishment in ancient Athens?

2. Over half the population of Attica are this.

3. Early Athenian tragedies are based on these.

4. What do many Athenians do to unwanted children?

5. These events have a high risk of injury or death.

(see the answer key)

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