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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 house displays an early example of the Masonry style, with plaster molded into rectangles in different colors.
(a) The House of Many Designs.
(b) The House of Many Shapes.
(c) The House of Many Colors.
(d) The House of Rainbows.

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

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

4. Sophocles and Euripides are considered the best of these.
(a) Greek performers.
(b) Greek musicians.
(c) Greek comedians.
(d) Greek playwrights.

5. A great statue of this goddess stands inside the west end of the central isle of the Parthenon.
(a) Aphrodites.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Athena.
(d) Demeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ekklesia in fifth century Athens is the _________.

2. Early Athenian tragedies are based on these.

3. Domestic slaves are treated as these.

4. The only trilogy to survive from ancient Athens is this.

5. The Pythian games are held at this place.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the rumor behind the tent of Xerxes.

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

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

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

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

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

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 system of law and order in Athens.

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

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