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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Parthenon was built to honor ________.ZeusMedusaAthena - 2. Multiple ChoiceAthena ________ and ________ Athens.destroyed and burnedguarded and protectedwatched and waited
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Parthenon is on top of __________.
a volcano
the Acropolis
a church
a cave
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Parthenon was a ____________
Doric temple
Ionic temple
Composite temple
Corinthian temple
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why did the Athenians build a new Parthenon?
Because it was destroyed by the Spartans
Because it was destroyed during an earthquake
Because it was burned down by the Persians
- 6. Multiple Choice
The metopes on the Parthenon are ...
friezes
relief sculptures
columns
sculptures
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Pediments are sculptures that show ...
the Venetian bombardment
the birth of Athena
the contest between Athena and Poseidon
- 8. Multiple Choice
The acropolis is...
a temple for Athena
the high point in the city of Athens
the city of Athens
a gold statue of Athena
- 9. Multiple Choice
The frieze on the Parthenon is...
a colorful painting inside the temple
a horizontal band of scultures around the outside of the temple
a group of 46 columns
a collection of statues that guard the temple
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of these is an example of an optical refinement?
flaws that sloppy architects overlooked
missing sections of the temple
improvements made in modern times
bulges in the middle of the columns
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why did the ancient Greeks make the Parthenon’s columns slightly wider in the middle and thinner at the top?
The Greeks ran out of material for the tops of the columns.
The Greeks lacked the necessary building tools.
The Greeks did not know how to make them more narrow.
The Greeks did this to create an optical illusion that made the columns appear as though the heavy roof was putting too much stress on the columns.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe Parthenon was built with eight columns on the front and seventeen on each, making it...weak and lopsidedsymmetrical and balancedshort and bulky
- 13. Multiple Choice
How many metopes are on the Parthenon?
72
82
92
102
- 14. Multiple Choice
What decoration occurs on a Doric temple?
Metopes and Triglyphs
Frieze
Metopes and Frieze
Pediments
- 15. Multiple Choice
What decoration occurs on an Ionic temple?
Frieze
Metopes and Triglyphs
Metopes and Frieze
Pediments
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who were the architects of the Parthenon?
Iktinos and Kallikrates
Iktinos and Pheidias
Pheidias
Kallikrates and Pheidias
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who was the sculptor of the Parthenon?
Pheidias
Iktinos
Phaidies
Feidias
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the narrative of the Frieze on the Parthenon?
Athenaic procession
Panathenaic Procession
The Great Panathenaic procession
Panathenaic Precessian
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is entasis?
columns leaning in
curves on the stylobate
thickening of columns
thinning of the columns
- 20. Multiple Choice
Who is your favourite Classics teacher?
Mrs Roberts
Mrs ROB
Ms Roberts
I have a Classics teacher?
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