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The Golden Age of Athens
The Golden Age of Athens
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Questions based on Chapter 29 of the 6th grade History Alive Textbook by TCI publishing.
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1
Panathenaea is a festival that honored
The god Apollo
The god Zeus
The goddess Artemis
The goddess Athena
2
What kind of column in a Greek temple had no base and got slimmer toward the top?
Corithinian column
Doric column
Ionic column
Athenian column
3
In the roof of the Parthenon, what were the triangles at the front and the back of it?
Pediments
Frieze
Columns
Metopes
4
According to the text book, Socrates was brought to trial because
his enemies said he spoke against the gods
his enemies said he led the young people astray
his enemies said he was disloyal
his enemies said he spoke against the government
5
Which goddess is seen here in the right hand of Athena?
Psyche
Nike
Artemis
Hebe
6
What kind of column in a Greek temple had carvings that looked like leaves on top?
Ionic column
Athenian column
Doric column
Corithinian column
7
According to the History Alive Book, who was called the oracle of Delphi?
Apollo
A priest
A priestess
Athena
8
The art of designing buildings is called
construction
building
architecture
designs
9
What building did the Athenian Greeks build to hold competitions for Acting troups?
Dionysus's House
The Theatre of Dionysus
The Stadium of Dionysus
Dionysus's Statue
10
What sporting event did the Greeks create to honor the god Zeus?
Olympic Games
Panathenic
Pancratium
Chariot
11
The search of wisdom or knowledge is called
Philadelphia
Philosophy
Philharmonic
Phillumenist
12
A traditonal story that helps to explain a culture's beliefs is called a
myth
tale
book
legend
13
The Temple at Delphi was built so the Greeks could worship
the goddess Artemis
the god Apollo
the goddess Athena
the god Zeus
14
At the top of the Parthenon, what was the band of sculptures called?
A Pediment
A Frieze
A Metope
A Column
15
Why did Greek actors wear masks?
To know which one was playing a male or female role
To decorate their faces
To show if they were happy or sad
Because they hate showing their faces
16
What event allowed men to punch, kick, and choke each other?
Panathenic
Pancratium
Olympic Games
Chariot
17
The art of writing, acting, and producing a play is called
Theatre
Writing
Acting
Drama
18
How high was the Athena statue in the Parthenon?
50 feet
20 feet
30 feet
10 feet
19
The art of creating 3D figures is called a(n)
Sculpture
Theatre
Architecture
Statue
20
According to the text book, when was Socrates brought to trial?
300 B.C.E.
400 B.C.E.
299 B.C.E.
399 B.C.E.
21
Because he was being sentenced for crimes, Socrates chose to ...
drink arsenic
drink hemlock
flee the country
flee to Sparta
22
What kind of column in a Greek temple sat on a base and had spirals covered on top?
Doric column
Corithinian column
Ionic column
Athenian column
23
Dionysus was the god of
the land and sea
life and death
happiness and sadness
wine and revelry
24
According to Greek myths, where do the gods of Greece live?
Mt. Vesuvius
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Olympia
Mt. Baldy
25
Who sculpted the statue of Athena in the Parthenon?
Pericles
Plato
Phidias
Socrates
26
The Parthenon was built so the Greeks could worship
the god Apollo
the goddess Athenian
the goddess Athena
the god Zeus
27
Where were the temples for the Gods of Greece built in Athens?
On an sea shore
On a volcano
On the acropolis
On a mountain
28
According to the History Alive book, Athens was the city of
Life
Death
Gods
Contrasts
29
According to the textbook, the earliest Greek statues were influenced by which civilization?
Egypt
India
China
Mesopotamia
30
The sculptures on top of the Parthenon were called
Pediments
Metopes
Frieze
Columns
