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

2. The Pythian games are held at this place.
(a) Madrid.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Olympia.
(d) Crete.

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

4. This is a tradition for men where all would become so drunk they would need to be carried home by slaves.
(a) The Cyphon.
(b) The Drinking Room.
(c) The Symposion.
(d) The Sinphon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Patron God of Athens is _________.

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

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

4. Marriage in Athens is _______.

5. These rooms are so small, they are difficult to distinguish among the ruins of Athenian ruins.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the ritual of childbirth, and what options are available to those who gave birth to unwanted children.

3. Describe the statues of the exterior of the Parthenon.

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

5. Compare and contrast the upbringing of young boys and girls in Athens.

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

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

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

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

10. Explain the rumor behind the tent of Xerxes.

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