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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This is the common form of Athenian currency.
(a) Enchala.
(b) Dollirium.
(c) Thesium.
(d) Drachma.

2. Marriage in Athens is _______.
(a) Voluntary.
(b) Mandatory.
(c) Arranged.
(d) Forbidden.

3. In 480 BC, a huge army under this Persian king breaks through the Spartan army at Thermopylae, and attacks Athens.
(a) Xerxes,
(b) Pisistratus.
(c) Erechtheus.
(d) Themistocles.

4. This house displays an early example of the Masonry style, with plaster molded into rectangles in different colors.
(a) The House of Many Colors.
(b) The House of Many Designs.
(c) The House of Many Shapes.
(d) The House of Rainbows.

5. The final day of the festival is devoted to this.
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Prizes.
(c) A feast.
(d) Races.

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

7. Juries in Athens for criminal trials have a range of members that include this many people.
(a) 1 - 21 people.
(b) 201 - 2001 people.
(c) 2001 - 20,001 people.
(d) 21 - 201 people.

8. Hades is the god of this.
(a) The Underworld.
(b) Prophecy.
(c) The Sea.
(d) Athens.

9. The most famous Athenian trial is that of this person.
(a) Themistocles.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Xanxes.
(d) Erechtheus.

10. This is where the boule meets.
(a) Agora.
(b) Boulestoa.
(c) The Acropolis.
(d) Bouleuterion.

11. Wealthy sons of Athenians are tutored by these, beginning around age seven.
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Women.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Teachers.

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

13. These events have a high risk of injury or death.
(a) Boxing.
(b) Track events.
(c) Chariot races.
(d) Wrestling.

14. In around 950 BC, Athens moves from a monarchy to this form of government.
(a) Democracy.
(b) Communism.
(c) Dictatorship.
(d) Oligarchy.

15. What is / are the most common forms of punishment in ancient Athens?
(a) Flogging and branding.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Execution.
(d) Fines, confiscation of property, loss of rights, or exile.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the age of eighteen, Athenian boys must attend this.

2. Most houses have lavatories, consisting of these.

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

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. Sophocles and Euripides are considered the best of these.

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