Who are Achilles' parents?

An immortal mother and a mortal father

Which of the following is true of the columns of the Parthenon?

They are not as straight as they look.

How long did the Mycenaen civilization last?

It was destroyed soon after the Trojan War, beginning a Dark Age.

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Unit 2 Week 1 Review

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Covers the Ancient Greek material we've had so far in this unit.

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1
Which of the following emotions starts out the Illiad?
duty
anger
sorrow
love
2
Who was the Parthenon dedicated to?
Poseidon
Zeus
Athena
Hades
3
Who are Achilles' parents?
Two mortals, which is why he is mortal
Zeus and a mortal woman
He is a child of the gods.
An immortal mother and a mortal father
4
How often were the Ancient Greek Olympics held?
None of the above.
Their occurrence was not regular.
Every four years.
Every two years.
5
Where in the hero's story does a Greek epic poem generally begin?
With the birth of a hero.
In the middle of the action.
With the death of a hero.
At the end, telling the story backward from there.
6
How did the Greek Gods act?
Like the animals that they resembled.
Similarly to one another, since they were all meant as one God.
Like flawed human beings.
They served as role models for how to behave in a democracy.
7
What was the significance of the Ancient Greek Olympic games?
They were held in the sacred site of Olympia to pay respects to Hades.
None of the above.
They did not have religious significance and were simply a sporting event.
They were held in Athens as an offering to Athena.
8
What did the Parthenon look like when new?
Like clear, clean white marble.
None of the above.
The Parthenon was destroyed soon after it was built, so we don't know.
Very colorfully painted.
9
What is this image?
The Citadel at Mycenae
The Parthenon
None of the above.
The gathering place for debate on the Pnyx.
10
Where was democracy developed?
In Athens
In all the city-states of Ancient Greece
None of the above.
In Sparta
11
Which of the following is true of the columns of the Parthenon?
They are glued together with newly invented concrete.
They are each made from a single block of marble.
They are not as straight as they look.
They are reinforced by iron bars.
12
How long did the Mycenaen civilization last?
The Mycenaens did not even make it to the Trojan War.
It lasted for 500 years after the Trojan War.
It was destroyed soon after the Trojan War, beginning a Dark Age.
It lasted until it fell to Rome in the early years BC.
13
Which describes hubris?
arrogance
The way a good citizen behaves with duty toward country.
An quality that appears in epic poems but that real humans don't exhibit.
Not believing in god

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