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The Parthenon

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this building?

a)

The Colosseum

b)

The Parthenon

c)

The Acropolis

d)

The Citidell

2.

Where is this building located?

a)

Rome, Italy

b)

Florence, Italy

c)

Troy, Greece

d)

Athens, Greece

3.

The building is part of the. . .

a)

Necropolis

b)

Acropolis

c)

Pollypopolis

d)

Panopolis

4.

The building is dedicated to. . .

a)

Zeus

b)

Poseidon

c)

Athena

d)

Apollo

5.

When was the building completed?

a)

438 BCE

b)

38B CE

c)

438 CE

d)

1438 CE

6.

The building also functioned as the city . . .

a)

court

b)

armory

c)

treasury

d)

dining hall

7.

SInce the fall of ancient Greece, the building has also served as. . .

a)

a church and mosque

b)

a market and meeting place

c)

a school and library

d)

a stable and grainery

8.

The sculptures that used to decorate the building . . .

a)

were once covered in gold

b)

were once brightly painted

c)

were once decorated with flowers

d)

were once made of clay and glazed

9.

Many of the sculptures were removed by Lord Elgin and . . .

a)

intentionally destroyed

b)

covered in gold

c)

painted

d)

bleached white

10.

The building is a symbol of . . .

a)

power and wealth

b)

military force and skill

c)

democracy and western civilization

d)

freedom and civility