Quiz

1. What historical event is commemorated in the construction of the Parthenon?
   a. the battle of Lapiths and Centaurs
   b. the conquest of the Amazons
   c. the Trojan war
   d. the defeat of the Persians
   
2. What is depicted on the east pediment of the Parthenon?
   a. the contest between Poseidon and Athena
   b. the birth of Athena
   c. the Panathenaea
   d. the battle of Lapiths and Centaurs
   
3. Who was worshiped with Erechtheus in the Erechtheum?
   a. Poseidon
   b. Zeus
   c. Theseus
   d. Hephaestus
   
4. What is one of the principal mythological subjects of the metopes of the Parthenon?
   a. the contest between Poseidon and Athena
   b. the Gigantomachy
   c. the battle between the Lapiths and Centaurs
   d. the Labors of Heracles
   
5. By what figure is Athena often attended?
   a. Medusa
   b. Pallas
   c. Iris
   d. Nike
   
6. "According to Hesiod, Zeus gave birth to Athena having swallowed:"
   a. Thetis
   b. Metis
   c. Galatea
   d. Tritogeneia
   
7. "The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena Parthenos, which means:"
   a. virgin
   b. strong in battle
   c. wisdom
   d. daughter of Zeus
   
8. The sculptures that adorn the Parthenon were crafted under the guidance of:
   a. Praxiteles
   b. Myron
   c. Pheidias
   d. Ictinus
   
9. Which name is not associated with Athena?
   a. Pallas
   b. Tritogeneia
   c. Cythera
   d. Parthenos
   
10. What object served as a talisman for the city of Troy?
    a. the aegis
    b. the Palladium
    c. the head of Medusa
    d. Athena's shield
    
11. "In the contest with Arachne, Athena grew enraged because:"
    a. Arachne was cheating.
    b. Arachne depicted an embarrassing incident in Athena's life.
    c. Arachne recorded the love affairs of the gods.
    d. Arachne kept talking while Athena was trying to work.
    
12. What is usually depicted on Athena's shield?
    a. the head of a Gorgon
    b. "Nike, the goddess of victory"
    c. the thunderbolt
    d. the head of Athena herself
    
13. Which is not generally associated with Athena?
    a. the olive
    b. the owl
    c. the snake
    d. the eagle
    
14. "What is the theme of the inner, continuous frieze of the Parthenon?"
    a. the birth of Athena
    b. the contest between Athena and Poseidon
    c. the Panathenaic procession
    d. the Gigantomachy
    
15. "When she was contending for control of Athens and Attica, Athena caused:"
    a. an olive tree to grow
    b. a hare to give birth
    c. the sea to flood
    d. an earthquake