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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. _______ is the god of wine and emotion.
(a) Hermes.
(b) Maenads.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Athena.

2. The most famous Athenian trial is that of this person.
(a) Xanxes.
(b) Themistocles.
(c) Erechtheus.
(d) Socrates.

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

4. It is estimated that the total Athenian military strength is around this many soldiers.
(a) 450.
(b) 45,000.
(c) Half a million.
(d) 4500.

5. In 480 BC, a huge army under this Persian king breaks through the Spartan army at Thermopylae, and attacks Athens.
(a) Pisistratus.
(b) Xerxes,
(c) Erechtheus.
(d) Themistocles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. This is the common form of Athenian currency.

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

4. Sophocles is said to have introduced this.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the marriage process, including the betrothal and the procession.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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