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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. The Pythian games are held at this place.
(a) Olympia.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Crete.
(d) Delphi.

2. The central activity of all Greek religion is this.
(a) Prayer.
(b) Tithing.
(c) Service.
(d) Sacrifice.

3. To protect its food supply, Athens decides they require a strong navy, the architect of which is this person.
(a) Xerxes.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Themistocles.
(d) Erechtheus.

4. How many members are there in the boule?
(a) 2000.
(b) 5000.
(c) 200.
(d) 500.

5. This person is the first to do a dramatic reading, thereby beginning the Greek drama.
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Athena.
(d) Thespis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Domestic slaves are treated as these.

2. These rooms are so small, they are difficult to distinguish among the ruins of Athenian ruins.

3. The first king of Athens is ________, who establishes worship of the Greek gods.

4. These types of Athenian houses are often built in connection to other houses.

5. This is found on the walls of many houses during the excavations at Olynthus in the 1930s.

(see the answer key)

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