The Parthenon

The Parthenon was built to honor ________.

• Zeus
• Medusa
• Athena

Athena ________ and ________ Athens.

• destroyed and burned
• guarded and protected
• watched and waited

The Parthenon is on top of __________.

• a volcano

• the Acropolis

• a church

• a cave

The Parthenon was a ____________

• Doric temple

• Ionic temple

• Composite temple

• Corinthian temple

Why did the Athenians build a new Parthenon?

• Because it was destroyed by the Spartans

• Because it was destroyed during an earthquake

• Because it was burned down by the Persians

The metopes on the Parthenon are ...

• friezes

• relief sculptures

• columns

• sculptures

The Pediments are sculptures that show ...

• the Venetian bombardment

• the birth of Athena

• the contest between Athena and Poseidon

The acropolis is...

• a temple for Athena

• the high point in the city of Athens

• the city of Athens

• a gold statue of Athena

The frieze on the Parthenon is...

• a colorful painting inside the temple

• a horizontal band of scultures around the outside of the temple

• a group of 46 columns

• a collection of statues that guard the temple

Which of these is an example of an optical refinement?

• flaws that sloppy architects overlooked

• missing sections of the temple

• improvements made in modern times

• bulges in the middle of the columns