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

2. The ekklesia in fifth century Athens is the _________.
(a) Congress.
(b) Monarchy.
(c) Citizen assembly.
(d) Senate.

3. This is the amount sculptors are paid per sculpture for working on the sculptures from the Erechtheum.
(a) 6000 drachmae.
(b) 60 drachmae.
(c) 1000 drachmae.
(d) 100 drachmae.

4. This is the king of the Gods.
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Ares.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many members are there in the boule?

5. This festival held every summer to honor Athena is called this.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the Long Walls.

4. Explain the rumor behind the tent of Xerxes.

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

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

7. Describe the tribal contests of the fifth day of the Panathenaic festival.

8. Describe the Dark Age of Greece.

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

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

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