A) The destruction of libraries. B) The lack of a unified priestly class. C) The lack of a common language. D) The prohibition of writing religious texts.
A) In private residences exclusively. B) At altars. C) In underground caves. D) Inside temples.
A) A professional philosopher. B) A high-ranking general. C) An elderly nobleman. D) A boy.
A) For his entire life. B) For one year. C) Until reaching the age of puberty. D) Until he married.
A) Imperial decree. B) Tradition. C) Market regulations. D) Philosophical treaties.
A) It was buried in the ground. B) It was taken for eating. C) It was thrown into the sea. D) It was burned completely.
A) The offal. B) The horns. C) The hide. D) The head.
A) One year after the child's birth. B) Upon the child's marriage. C) On the day of the child's birth. D) The fifth or seventh day after a child's birth.
A) To welcome a new king to the city. B) To celebrate a successful harvest. C) To consecrate a new temple. D) To expel a symbolic scapegoat during hardship.
A) Written contracts and legal scrolls. B) Weapons and armor only. C) Clothes and furniture. D) Food, drinks, and precious objects.
A) Priests were independent of all government. B) Priests were often magistrates for the city or village. C) Priests were considered common slaves. D) Priests were exclusively nomadic figures.
A) It was ignored by the community. B) It was celebrated as a new ritual. C) It aroused anxiety and called forth sanctions. D) It was considered a progressive evolution.
A) A courtroom trial. B) A symposium. C) A military drill. D) A market transaction.
A) The birth of a child in a temple. B) The birth of twins. C) The birth of a boy. D) The birth of a child during a festival.
A) Excessive indulgence B) Asceticism C) Abstinence D) Moderation
A) Military conquest B) Financial wealth C) Athletics D) Political power
A) The Mystery cult leaders B) The Muses C) Plato D) The Oracles
A) They were compiled into a single standard prayer book B) They never became a sacred text C) They were regarded as the most sacred of all texts D) They were only recited by the highest priests
A) Lyric poems B) Sacred texts C) Orphic rituals D) Homeric hymns
A) Zeus B) Cronus C) Poseidon D) Hades
A) Elysium B) Tartarus C) Olympus D) The Islands of the Blessed
A) Achilles B) Pythagoras C) Epicurus D) The Minotaur
A) Centaurs B) Titans C) Nymphs D) Satyrs
A) A tree nymph B) A sea nymph C) A half-man, half-horse D) A half-man, half-goat
A) Satyr B) Cyclopes C) Centaur D) Nereid
A) Pythagoras B) Homer C) Plato D) Hesiod
A) Chaos B) Eros C) Tartarus D) Gaia
A) Theseus B) Odysseus C) Heracles D) Jason
A) Plays B) Cosmogony C) Religious philosophy D) Epic poetry
A) Homer B) Euripides C) Aristophanes D) Botticelli
A) Half-man, half-goat B) Half-man, half-horse C) Half-man, half-bull D) Half-woman, half-snake
A) Scylla B) Nereid C) Gorgon D) Dryad
A) Through written letters B) Through stone carvings C) Orally D) Through secret cults
A) Aristophanes B) Euripides C) Hesiod D) Homer
A) Atheistic B) Pantheistic C) Polytheistic D) Monotheistic
A) Plato B) Homer C) Socrates D) Herodotus
A) Zeus B) Poseidon C) Apollo D) Hephaestus
A) Fate B) The Senate C) The Titans D) Nature
A) Aphrodite B) Athena C) Apollo D) Zeus
A) Artemis B) Hera C) Aphrodite D) Athena
A) Titans B) Demigods C) Heroes D) Oracles
A) Hermes B) Poseidon C) Zeus D) Hephaestus
A) Titans B) Demigods C) Moirai D) Olympians
A) Corinth B) Delphi C) Athens D) Sparta
A) Hermes B) Helios C) Apollo D) Ares
A) As animals only B) In human form C) As abstract concepts D) As shapeless spirits
A) Etruscan B) Persian C) Egyptian D) Phoenician
A) Inside the innermost sanctuary of a temple B) On the rooftops of public buildings C) Outside any temple building D) In the underground chambers of temples
A) A bowl of sacred wine B) Garlands for the animal C) An offering of grain D) A basket containing the concealed knife
A) The temple B) The king of the city C) The person who provided the animal D) The local priest for personal use
A) Sheep B) Bulls C) Pigs D) Goats
A) Sheep B) Piglets C) Goats D) Poultry
A) A feast for 1000 people B) 100 bulls C) The slaughter of any 100 animals D) A large festival
A) Homer's epics B) Plato's Republic C) Sophocles' plays D) The laws of Solon
A) By the holocaust mode where the offering is wholly burnt B) By sacrificing only birds instead of cattle C) By using honey instead of blood D) By performing sacrifices only at night
A) Proto-Greek warrior culture B) Roman religious influence C) Etruscan burial rites D) Native Pre-Hellenic religion
A) The tail B) The skull C) The liver D) The heart
A) Pan B) Apollo C) Zeus D) Dionysus
A) Arcadia B) Olympia C) Athens D) Delphi
A) Livadeia B) Olympia C) Athens D) Arcadia
A) Panhellenic B) Lykaia C) Olympics D) Dionysia
A) 50 B) 140 C) 200 D) 100
A) Baetyl B) Acropolis C) Citadel D) Temenos
A) Peribolos B) Stone C) Marble D) Citadel
A) A citadel B) A theatre C) A residential area D) A marketplace
A) Pilgrims B) Priests C) Runaway slaves D) Soldiers
A) Acropolis B) Temenos C) Baetyl D) Peribolos
A) 10th century B) 9th century C) 7th century D) 5th century
A) Financial tributes B) Divine inspiration C) Royal decrees D) Military orders
A) Oracle B) Temenos C) Baetyl D) Pythia
A) Athens B) Livadeia C) Delphi D) Olympia
A) A legal trial B) An athletic race C) A procession D) A theater performance |