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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. At Olympia, women who watch the games are ___________________.
(a) Punished by death.
(b) Celebrated.
(c) Used as slaves.
(d) Considered lower class.

2. This is the political and legal center of the city of Athens.
(a) The Long Walls.
(b) The Oracle.
(c) The Acropolis.
(d) The Agora.

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

4. This is the amount sculptors are paid per sculpture for working on the sculptures from the Erechtheum.
(a) 60 drachmae.
(b) 6000 drachmae.
(c) 100 drachmae.
(d) 1000 drachmae.

5. The meat of a sacrificed animal is ____________.
(a) Thrown away following the ceremony.
(b) Eaten following the ceremony.
(c) Fed to animals following the ceremony.
(d) Buried following the ceremony.

Short Answer Questions

1. The final day of the festival is devoted to this.

2. Much of the Greek clothing is made from this.

3. What do many Athenians do to unwanted children?

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

5. The Patron God of Athens is _________.

(see the answer key)

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