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

2. How many members are there in the boule?
(a) 200.
(b) 2000.
(c) 500.
(d) 5000.

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

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.
(a) Oligarchy.
(b) Ostracism.
(c) Orphism.
(d) Oracleism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 404 BC, these defense tools are demolished in a peace agreement.

2. This is found on the walls of many houses during the excavations at Olynthus in the 1930s.

3. Marriage in Athens is _______.

4. A great statue of this goddess stands inside the west end of the central isle of the Parthenon.

5. The women of Athens are primarily expected to do this.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the many positions held by the people of Athens in terms of employment.

4. Explain the wall decorations in the house at Olynthus, and the five schemes those wall decorations represent.

5. Describe the various forms of dress and hairstyles given to the Athenian people. Be sure to include both male and female information.

6. Describe the main procession for the trip to the Acropolis for the theater.

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

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

9. Describe the various rooms located within Athenian households, using the book as your guide.

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

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