Delphi Oracle

What did the oracle use to purify itself before the predictions?

• Olive Oil

• Water

• Fire

• Animal blood

What god supposedly spoke through the oracle of Delphi?

• Apollo

• Hades

• Zeus

• Hermes

On which mountain was Delphi located?

• Mount Parnassus

• Mount Olympus

• Mount Etna

• Mount Eta

Why did both kings and pilgrims come to Delphi?

• To hurt their enemies

• To ask for favors

• In search of Apollo's advice through the voice of his interpreter, the pythia

• To make offerings

What was the prerequisite for approaching the altar of Apollo?

• Purify

• Pay a tax

• Sacrifice an animal

• Arrive on foot

Who made one of the most impressive offerings to Apollo?

• The Persians

• The Etruscans

• The Athenians

• The Cnidians

What was the preliminary ritual to ask the pythia a question?

• The pilgrim had to burn barley flour

• The pilgrim had to burn laurel leaves

• Make an offering

• The sacrificial animal should give signs of accepting the god

Who sculpted the mythological scenes on the pediment of the temple of Apollo?

• Phidias

• Antenor

• Calícrates

• Ictino

Who delivered Apollo messages?

• Pythia

• The Kings

• The priests of the temple

• The pilgrims

Since the Apollo messages were strange and indecipherable, someone had to make the interpretation. Who had this function?

• The Kings

• Pythia

• The priests of the temple

• The pilgrims