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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 only trilogy to survive from ancient Athens is this.
(a) Argos.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Clytemnestra.
(d) Oresteia.

2. To stave off future attacks, the Athenians build this to help protect their city.
(a) A wall.
(b) A large gunship.
(c) A cannon.
(d) A bridge.

3. Authors suggest there is a link between the theater and this.
(a) The Olympic games.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Athena.
(d) Xerxes tent.

4. The first king of Athens is ________, who establishes worship of the Greek gods.
(a) Xerxes.
(b) Erechtheus.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Pisistratus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ancient walls around the city are believed to have been built in ____.

2. This covered building is erected for the Panathenaic Games when Pericles decides to include musical events.

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

4. Sophocles and Euripides are considered the best of these.

5. This is the amount sculptors are paid per sculpture for working on the sculptures from the Erechtheum.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the political structure of fifth century Athens, and include the Agora and stoas.

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

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