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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. Sophocles is said to have introduced this.
(a) Masks.
(b) Scenery.
(c) Music.
(d) Rhyme.

2. This is the king of the Gods.
(a) Ares.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Zeus.

3. This person, the designer of the building, puts together a team of sculptors to create the sculptures outside the Parthenon.
(a) Phidias.
(b) Palanthian.
(c) Carrey.
(d) Elgin.

4. This is found on the walls of many houses during the excavations at Olynthus in the 1930s.
(a) Painted canvas.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Painted plaster.
(d) Painted vases.

5. _______ is the god of wine and emotion.
(a) Athena.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Maenads.

Short Answer Questions

1. This is built following the Persian retreat from Athens, and is a place where meetings can occur, philosophers can expound, and business can take place.

2. What is the only crime in Athens for which a woman can divorce her husband?

3. This is a tradition for men where all would become so drunk they would need to be carried home by slaves.

4. What do many Athenians do to unwanted children?

5. The athletic events are intended to train men for this.

(see the answer key)

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