The Parthenon

The Parthenon is made up almost entirely of what material?

• granite
• marble
• wood
• adobe

Which of these statements BST describes why an American government building would be designed like classical Greek architecture?

• to show the influence of Greece's balance and order
• to try to be original
• to make visitors from Greece feel very welcome
• to pretend that the buildings are much older than they are

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

"Their buildings were beautiful, but they do not overflow with frivolity or emotion."
The word overflow means

• to fail 
• to be made of liquid
• to be used for entertaining
• to have too much of something

The main idea of this passage is that...

• The Parthenon was unlike the vast majority of buildings in ancient Greece 
• Ancient Greece had government buildings that were very unusual
• The Parthenon represents the balance and order that the ancient Greeks valued
• The United States copied their architecture style from Greeks

The Parthenon was built with eight columns on the front and seventeen on each, making it...

• weak and lopsided
• symmetrical and balanced
• short and bulky