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6. When was the Parthenon built

  • 6th Century BC
  • January 6th 2014
  • 447 - 432 BC
  • 472 - 456 BC

7. What was on the West pediment of the Parthenon

  • The 12 labours of Heracles
  • The naming contest of athens
  • The birth of Athena
  • The labours of Theseus

8. What was the parthenon made up

  • Stucco
  • Marble
  • Limestone
  • Tufa

9. Who were the architects of the Temple of Zeus

  • Notably Libon–Statue by Phidias
  • Notably Phidias–Statue by Libon
  • Libon did both building and the statue
  • believed that Zeus built it for himself

10. What was the temple of Zeus made out of

  • Stucco
  • Local limestone
  • Gold and Ivory
  • Marble

11. Where was the Parthenon

  • On the athenian acropolis
  • In the forum boarium
  • Isolated in a remote area outside Athens
  • Outside of Athens in front of the Gate

12. What was the role of the Hiereus

  • A Greek priest who preformed sacrifices and attended to a God
  • Hit animals over the head during sacrifices
  • A greek soothsayer who read the entrails of animals to predict the outcome of future events
  • A person who reads the flights of birds to predict the outcome of future events

13. What was the altar at the temple of Zeus made of

  • Clay
  • Ground up bones and water
  • Ash and bones
  • Ash and water

14. What was the plinith

  • The main room of the temple containing the cult statue
  • Steps leading up to the temple
  • An open air walkway that run around the temple
  • A room at the rear end of the temple that held the city's treasure

15. When was the cult statue of the Parthenon believed to be made

  • 438 BC
  • 439 BC
  • 5 years before the temple was made
  • 438 AD

16. Name given to the sanctuary at Olympia

  • Atlas
  • Delphi
  • Altis
  • Mount Olympus

17. When was the temple of Zeus at Olympia built

  • 446 - 452 BC
  • 447 - 432 BC
  • 472 - 456 BC
  • 473 - 459 BC

18. What is on the Metopes of the Parthenon

  • Just the Centauromachy
  • Just the Amazonomachy
  • Giganomachy, Amazonomachy, Centauromachy
  • The sack of Troy

19. Where was the cult statue (Greece)

  • Portico
  • Cella
  • Naos
  • Plinith

20. Correct term for a person who reads the flights of birds to predict the outcome of future events

  • Mantis
  • Augur
  • Popa
  • Haruspex