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1
When was the Echo stoa made?
776BCE
530BCE
267BCE
350BCE
2
What spring did visitors of Delphi have to wash themselves in to wash off their sins?
Pythian
Castilian
Python
Delphic
3
Which of Euripides’ plays could the Kylix possibly represent a scene from?
The Bacchae
Medea
Electra
The Trojan Woman
4
The temple of Zeus at Olympia was the largest in Greece
False
True
5
Which people had special privilege to consult the oracle first?
The people of Dodona
The people of Chios
The people of Sparta
The people of Athens
6
How much smaller was the theatre at Delphi than the theatre of Dionysus?
7.6 times smaller
3.4 times smaller
4.3 times smaller
10 times smaller
7
Who did Apollo defeat in order to establish Delphi?
Ares
Python
A dolphin
Poseidon
8
A new Pythia is only chosen when the current Pythia dies
True
False
9
The Pythian games were one of the 4 panhellenic games
True
False
10
When was this kylix made?
C.550-540BCE
C.440-430BCE
C.600-590BCE
C.340-330BCE
11
What do the metopes on the temple of Zeus depict?
The chariot race between Oinomaos and Peplos
The centauromachy
The quarrel between Achilles and Odysseus
The labours of Heracles
12
What was the alternative name of the echo stoa
The stoa poikile
The very big stoa
The stoa of Zeus
The portico of echoes
13
How many Olympic feet was the Stadium at Olympia?
700
500
600
190
14
What happened on day one of the Pythian games
Athletic contests
Large banquets
Religious ceremonies
Musical contests
15
When was the current Parthenon constructed?
Between 470 and 465BCE
Between 447 and 432BCE
Between 450 and 448BCE
Between 469 and 458BCE
16
What was the statue of Athena in the Erechtheion made from?
Olive wood
Marble
Bronze
Gold
17
how many times would a word echo in the echo stoa?
7
8
5
10
18
Where did the Pythia sit in the temple of Apollo?
The abaton
The telesterion
The Dayton
The adyton
19
A hecatomb was performed in honour of the Olympic Games
True
False
20
What was the oath of plataea?
An oath to rebuild the acropolis
An oath stating that the Greeks would build a replica acropolis in Delphi
An oath that said in the future Britain could take the Parthenon marbles
An oath that the acropolis would not be rebuilt
21
Zeus sent two eagles east and west and they both landed in delphi, hence, Delphi is the bellybutton of the earth
True
False
22
Why is the Erechtheion a complex and non-symmetrical shape
The Archon Basileus of that year decided that was how he wanted the temple
Because the Architect was drunk when he built it
The architect decided to go with the flow and had no plans for this temple
Space constraints due to being at the edge and other religious sites nearby
23
This kylix has been used as evidence that the Pythia gave her prophecies through lots
False
True
24
Many of the friezes from the Parthenon can be seen in the British Museum
True
False
25
What does the east pediment on the temple of Zeus depict?
The labours of Heracles
The centauromachy
The quarrel between Achilles and Odysseus
The chariot race between Oinomaos and Peplos
26
How long were the Olympic Games?
7 days
3 days
8 days
5 days
27
Who painted this Kylix?
The Kodros painter
The Achilles painter
The Nausicaa painter
The Pythia painter
28
Who was Olympia under the protection of?
Eleusis
Elis
The Olympic Ampictyonic league
Athens
29
What battles are depicted on the Doric frieze of the Parthenon?
Amazonomachy
Gigantomachy
Trojan war
Centauromachy
30
What kind of contests did the theatre at Delphi hold?
The Pankratyon
Theatrical contests
The Pygmachia
Musical contests
31
What happened on day five of the Pythian games
Musical contests
Large banquets
Horse races
Religious ceremonies
32
When do the first stone temples of Apollo and Athena at Delphi date from?
11th Century BCE
12th century BCE
10th Century
7th Century BCE
33
What battles did the Chryselephantine statue of Athena depict?
The Gigantomachy
The Centauromachy
The amazonomachy
The Trojan war
34
What kind of responses did the Pythia give to her consultant?
Long answers that had to be interpreted
Short yes or no answers
35
What battle did the sandals of the Chryselephantine statue of Zeus depict?
The centuaromachy
The Trojan war
The Amazonomachy
The gigantomachy
36
How many spectators could the Olympic stadium hold?
40,000-40,500
30,000-35,000
20,000-25,000
40,000-45,000
37
When was the Erechtheion constructed?
Started in 447, ended in 432/1
Started in 420, ended in 369/8
Started in 480, ended in 476/5
Started in 421, ended in 406/5
38
Competitors in the Olympic Games were only from Elis
True
False
39
When was the Delphi Amphictyonic league founded?
1200BCE
1100BCE
800BCE
1000BCE
40
What is supposedly special about the ash alter of Zeus?
The quarrel between Achilles and Odysseus
It is where Peplos won against Oinomaos
It is where Heracles was born
It is where Zeus struck his lightning bolt down from Mount Olympus
41
What competitions were held in the echo stoa?
Who could make the loudest echo
Running races
Pankration
Herald and trumpeter
42
How many levels did the Erechtheion have?
3
2
1
4
43
Which League protected Delphi?
Delphic animatronic league
Delphic amphictyonic league
Delphic apotheosis league
Delphi anthropomorphic league
44
The ancient stadium was at the lowest spot in Delphi
False
True
45
The Greeks believed that Apollo was present throughout the duration of the Pythian games
False
True
46
There were many treasuries at delphi
True
False
47
What kind of Leaves does the Pythia hold?
Oak or laurel
Oak or olive
Bay or Laurel
Olive or bay
48
Who were the Pythian games dedicated to?
Hermes
Poseidon
Apollo
Zeus
49
Why did the Olympic Games have a heavy focus on races?
The Greeks were really good at races
To play homage to Heracles
Greeks only knew how to race
Zeus came down to Olympia disguised and said he only liked races
50
When was the Temple of Zeus constructed?
C.440BCE
C.470BCE
C.450BCE
C.460BCE
51
What was the name of the main room in the temple of Apollo where the image of Apollo was kept?
Telesterion
Naos
Forest of columns
Adyton
52
What does the west pediment on the temple of Zeus depict?
The centauromachy
The labours of Heracles
The quarrel between Achilles and Odysseus
The chariot race between Oinomaos and Peplos
53
Who captured the oracle of Delphi in 365BCE
Theodosius
The Romans
The Persians
The Phoecians
54
Theodosius left all the pagan sites open at the end of the 3rd Century CE
True
False
55
What did the west pediment on the temple of Apollo depict?
The Trojan war
The giagantomachy
The centauromachy
The arrival of Apollo by chariot
56
It is suggested that the Parthenon may have been used as a treasury
True
False
57
Lots and lots of religious activity took place within the Parthenon
True
False
58
What is the name of the type of statue of Athena that is in the Parthenon?
Olive wood
Chryselephantine
Doric
Marble
59
There were no treasuries at Olympia
True
False
60
How tall was the ash alter of Zeus according to Pausanias?
10 meters
Over 7 meters
4 meters
6 meters
61
What does the west pediment of the Parthenon depict?
The Centauromachy
The quarrel between Poseidon and Athena
The Trojan War
The birth of Athena
62
What happened on day four of the Pythian games
Religious ceremonies
Athletic contests
Musical contests
Large banquets
63
Which epithet of Athena was the Chryselephantine statue of Athena depicting?
Pallas Athena
Athena Parthenos
Athena Nike
Athena Polias
64
Who was the old Parthenon destroyed by?
The Aetolians
Theodosius
The Persians
The Romans
65
How did Livy describe how Amelius Paulus felt when he saw the Chryselephantine statue of Zeus?
He felt as if he had seen the god in person
He hated it so much it made him want to burn it
He wanted a statue of himself just like it
He wanted a replica of the statue
66
The gold on the Chryselephantine statue of Athena could not be moved
True
False
67
What does the east pediment of the Parthenon depict?
The Centauromachy
The quarrel between Poseidon and Athena
The birth of Athena
The Trojan War
68
What was the echo stoa?
The name of the stadium at Olympia
A large building with lots of columns
A covered portico
A special alter for the gods
69
When does Delphi date from?
7th Century BCE
12th century BCE
10th Century
11th Century BCE
70
Who was the Parthenon a temple to?
Poseidon
Aphrodite
Zeus
Athena
71
Which god is said to have made the hole in the roof of the Erechtheion?
Apollo
Zeus
Poseidon
Dionysus
72
Which of these were inscriptions at Delphi?
‘Know thyself’
‘Seek out your inner Apollo’
‘Nothing in excess’
‘Everything in excess’
73
Who was the Architect of the Erectheion?
Erectheion
Phidias
Pythagoras
Mnesikles
74
What competitions were held at the Olympic Games?
Discus
Pentathlon
Pankration
Boxing
75
What would those who wanted to consult the oracle at delphi sacrifice?
A black ram
A black dog
A black cow
A black rabbit
76
The Pythia fell into a trance in order to give the prophecy
True
False
77
How many times in a row did Herodorus of Megara win the trumpeter competition
5
10
40
7
78
The priestess of which goddess were allowed at the Olympic Games?
Demeter
Persephone
Athena
Hera
79
The Pythia sat over a chasm in the ground on her tripod
False
True
80
How many spectators could the ancient theatre hold?
5600
5000
6500
6000
81
When did the Persians attack delphi?
480BCE
560BCE
365BCE
840BCE
82
It was mostly the aristocracy that visited the oracle of Delphi
False
True
83
When walking on the sacred way, the site of Delphi was hidden
False
True
84
What was the name of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi?
Pythia
Pythio
Python
Pyth
85
What special columns are on the porch of the Erechtheion
Caryatids
Ionic
Composite
Doric
86
What kind of columns does the Parthenon have?
Corinthian
Ionic
Doric
Composite
87
What did the east pediment on the temple of Apollo depict?
The centauromachy
The arrival of Apollo by chariot
The Trojan war
The giagantomachy
88
The procession of which festival is depicted on the ionic frieze of the Parthenon?
Thesomophoria
Panathenaea
Dionysian
Bacchanalia
89
Which god was Olympia sacred to?
Zeus
Dionysus
Apollo
Poseidon
90
Which sculptor made the chryselephantine statue of Zeus?
Phidias
Polykleitos
Praxiteles
Agoracritus
91
How many spectators could the ancient stadium hold?
6000
5000
6500
5600
92
When was the stadium at Olympia built?
C. 650
C. 450BCE
C. 620BCE
C. 560BCE
93
When was the first Olympic Games held?
677BCE
777BCE
767BCE
776BCE
94
What happened on day three of the Pythian games
Large banquets
Athletic contests
Religious ceremonies
Musical contests
95
How many Pythiai were there at once at the height of Delphi’s popularity?
3
5
1
2
96
What kind of columns were used for the rest of the Erectheion?
Composite
Caryatids
Doric
Ionic
97
How often were the Olympic Games held?
Every 4 years
Every 8 years
Every 6 years
Every 2 years
98
Moral character was the least important thing in a search for a new Pythia
True
False
99
When was the old Parthenon destroyed?
480CE
480BCE
450BCE
470BCE
100
What happened on day two of the Pythian games
Religious ceremonies
Musical contests
Large banquets
Athletic contests
