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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 / are the most common forms of punishment in ancient Athens?
(a) Fines, confiscation of property, loss of rights, or exile.
(b) Flogging and branding.
(c) Execution.
(d) Imprisonment.

2. Marriage in Athens is _______.
(a) Forbidden.
(b) Mandatory.
(c) Arranged.
(d) Voluntary.

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

4. What do many Athenians do to unwanted children?
(a) Abort them.
(b) Murder them.
(c) Expose them to the elements to die.
(d) Give them up for adoption.

5. At the age of eighteen, Athenian boys must attend this.
(a) Military training.
(b) Charm school.
(c) Etiquette lessons.
(d) Civil assemblies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is considered to this day to be the father of medicine, from Athens?

2. This is where the boule meets.

3. This event consists of discus, long jump, javelin, sprinting, and wrestling.

4. To stave off future attacks, the Athenians build this to help protect their city.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the great procession to the Acropolis.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain the Long Walls.

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

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