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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Athens, Pages 9 through 47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is estimated that the total Athenian military strength is around this many soldiers.
(a) 450.
(b) 45,000.
(c) 4500.
(d) Half a million.

2. What is the only crime in Athens for which a woman can divorce her husband?
(a) Theft.
(b) Murder.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Continued abuse.

3. Who is considered to this day to be the father of medicine, from Athens?
(a) Socrates,
(b) Thiladius.
(c) Hippocrates.
(d) Exonerous.

4. This is the best known storehouse for the equipment of the large Athenian navy.
(a) Arsenal of Phaleron.
(b) Arsenal of Athens.
(c) Arsenal of Delphi.
(d) Arsenal of Philon.

5. Ancient walls around the city are believed to have been built in ____.
(a) 5th century BC.
(b) 6th century BC.
(c) 8th century AD.
(d) Both 5th and 6th century BC.

Short Answer Questions

1. In around 950 BC, Athens moves from a monarchy to this form of government.

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

3. The city is accessed through many of these built into the city walls.

4. 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.

5. The ekklesia in fifth century Athens is the _________.

(see the answer key)

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