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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Patron God of Athens is _________.
(a) Zeus.
(b) Athena.
(c) Ares.
(d) Hades.

2. The athletic events are intended to train men for this.
(a) Sports.
(b) War.
(c) Gladiator fights.
(d) Farming.

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

4. Most houses have lavatories, consisting of these.
(a) Clay vases and seats.
(b) Seat and bucket.
(c) Chamber pot and running water.
(d) Toilet and running water.

5. ___________ is credited with building the first stage.
(a) Thespis.
(b) Xerxes.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Pericles.

Short Answer Questions

1. These events have a high risk of injury or death.

2. In 487 BC, laws are passed that dictate candidates for archonship must be chosen in this manner, instead of being elected.

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

4. This is a process used in ancient Athens whereby if a certain number of individuals believe a person to be a threat to democracy, he or she can be banished from the city for ten years.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Attica provides food and water the the people. What systems are in place?

2. Who are the Greek pantheon, and what are their roles.

3. Explain the ideological conflict between Sparta and Athens that results in the clash that leads to war.

4. Explain Propylaea in detail, including materials used to make it.

5. Describe the statues of the exterior of the Parthenon.

6. Explain the change to comedy in the fourth century.

7. Describe the banking process in Athens, and the money used.

8. Describe semi-detached houses as well as hill houses. Include details from the book.

9. Explain the rumor behind the tent of Xerxes.

10. Explain the system of law and order in Athens.

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