A) It declined B) It remained exactly the same C) It increased significantly D) The games were immediately cancelled
A) Frequent attendance by Roman Emperors B) An abundance of gold medals C) A surplus of athlete housing D) Paucity of victor statues in the Altis
A) 86 BC B) 12 BC C) 67 AD D) 80 BC
A) To promote his candidacy for Emperor B) To honor the temple of Zeus C) To celebrate his victories over Mithridates D) To restore the Olympic tradition
A) Discus throw B) Wrestling C) Chariot race D) Stadion race
A) Herod of Judea B) Nero C) Sulla D) Marcus Agrippa
A) The people of Olympia B) The Roman Senate C) Marcus Agrippa D) King Herod of Judea
A) A new stadium track B) A treasury of gold C) A statue of his likeness D) A tomb for his remains
A) They were postponed B) They were cancelled entirely C) They were moved to Judea D) They were held in Rome instead
A) Pentathlon events B) Stadion races C) Wrestling matches D) Chariot races
A) He won fairly B) He was disqualified for cheating C) He was thrown from his chariot D) He broke his leg
A) Gladiatorial combat B) Music and singing C) Chariot repairs D) Public speaking
A) They moved it to the next year B) They declared it void C) They officially recognized his wins D) They permanently renamed it
A) The travel expenses of athletes B) The cost of the stadium renovation C) The bribes he bestowed D) The taxes collected from Judea
A) Physical fitness balanced with mental discipline B) Exclusion of any intellectual pursuit C) Focus solely on physical strength D) Strict adherence to formal clothing
A) The first 200 years B) The first 500 years C) The first 50 years D) Since their inception
A) Peloponnesian athletes B) Argos athletes C) Athenian athletes D) Pisa athletes
A) Three B) Five C) Two D) Four
A) Isthmian Games B) Nemean Games C) Olympic Games D) Pythian Games
A) Argos rituals B) Eleusinian Mysteries C) Pisa festivals D) Panathenaic contests
A) Freeborn men and women B) Any athlete from the Mediterranean C) Freeborn Greek men D) All Greek citizens
A) Definitive evidence of total exclusion B) Inconclusive C) Evidence that only married women could attend D) Clear proof that all women were welcome
A) Only female athletes B) Foreign dignitaries C) Parthenoi D) Gynaikes
A) Argos B) Olympia C) Elis D) Pisa
A) Pausanias B) Aristotle C) Ephorus D) Hippias of Elis
A) Chariot racing B) Archery C) Fencing D) Bull-leaping
A) The dead B) The victors C) The kings D) The gods
A) 190 metres B) 100 metres C) 400 metres D) 250 metres
A) Pausanias B) Christesen C) Diodorus D) Ephorus
A) Solar eclipses B) The reign of kings C) Religious festivals D) Local dating systems
A) Wrestling B) Chariot racing C) Boxing D) Discus throw
A) Four-year intervals B) Two-year intervals C) Annual D) Six-year intervals
A) Minoan B) Elean C) Mycenaean D) Homeric
A) Hippias of Elis B) Eratosthenes C) Timaeus D) Diodorus
A) Zeus B) Poseidon C) Heracles D) Apollo
A) Gold medals B) Olive leaf wreaths C) Laurel crowns D) Silver coins
A) Ekecheiría B) Olympiad C) Panhellenia D) Hellenismos
A) Theodosius I B) Nero C) Theodosius II D) Augustus
A) Heracles B) Ladas C) Pelops D) Pausanias
A) Wax B) Iron C) Lead D) Wood
A) Theodosius B) Pindar C) Ladas D) Pausanias
A) Epimedes B) Aeonius C) Heracles D) Pelops
A) Hippodamia B) Hera C) Artemis D) Athena
A) Athens B) Sparta C) Argos D) Olympia |