Chapter 08 Student Quiz

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. When she was contending for control of Athens and Attica, Athena caused:

an olive tree to grow correct incorrect

a hare to give birth correct incorrect

the sea to flood correct incorrect

an earthquake correct incorrect

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. What is the theme of the inner, continuous frieze of the Parthenon?

the birth of Athena correct incorrect

the contest between Athena and Poseidon correct incorrect

the Panathenaic procession correct incorrect

the Gigantomachy correct incorrect

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. Which is not generally associated with Athena?

the olive correct incorrect

the owl correct incorrect

the snake correct incorrect

the eagle correct incorrect

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. What is usually depicted on aegis Athena wears?

the head of a Gorgon correct incorrect

Nike, the goddess of victory correct incorrect

the thunderbolt correct incorrect

the head of Athena herself correct incorrect

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. In the contest with Arachne, Athena grew enraged because:

Arachne was cheating. correct incorrect

Arachne depicted an embarrassing incident in Athena's life. correct incorrect

Arachne recorded the love affairs of the gods. correct incorrect

Arachne kept talking while Athena was trying to work. correct incorrect

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. What object served as a talisman for the city of Troy?

the aegis correct incorrect

the Palladium correct incorrect

the head of Medusa correct incorrect

Athena's shield correct incorrect

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. Which name is not associated with Athena?

Pallas correct incorrect

Tritogeneia correct incorrect

Cythera correct incorrect

Parthenos correct incorrect

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. The sculptures that adorn the Parthenon were crafted under the guidance of:

Praxiteles correct incorrect

Myron correct incorrect

Pheidias correct incorrect

Ictinus correct incorrect

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. The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena Parthenos, which means:

virgin correct incorrect

strong in battle correct incorrect

wisdom correct incorrect

daughter of Zeus correct incorrect

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. According to Hesiod, Zeus gave birth to Athena having swallowed:

Thetis correct incorrect

Metis correct incorrect

Galatea correct incorrect

Tritogeneia correct incorrect

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. By what figure is Athena often attended?

Medusa correct incorrect

Pallas correct incorrect

Iris correct incorrect

Nike correct incorrect

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. What is one of the principal mythological subjects of the metopes of the Parthenon?

the contest between Poseidon and Athena correct incorrect

the Gigantomachy correct incorrect

the battle between the Lapiths and Centaurs correct incorrect

the Labors of Heracles correct incorrect

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. Who was worshiped with Erechtheus in the Erechtheum?

Poseidon correct incorrect

Zeus correct incorrect

Theseus correct incorrect

Hephaestus correct incorrect

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. What is depicted on the east pediment of the Parthenon?

the contest between Poseidon and Athena correct incorrect

the birth of Athena correct incorrect

the Panathenaea correct incorrect

the battle of Lapiths and Centaurs correct incorrect

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. What historical event is commemorated in the construction of the Parthenon?

the battle of Lapiths and Centaurs correct incorrect

the conquest of the Amazons correct incorrect

the Trojan war correct incorrect

the defeat of the Persians correct incorrect