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Persepolis

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name of the Persian Dynasty who built Persepolis

a)

Seleucid

b)

Achaemenid

c)

Antigonid

d)

Ptolemids

2.

Select all of the cities which were Persian

a)

Miletus

b)

Susa

c)

Athens

d)

Persepolis

e)

Ecbatana

3.

Which of the following Persian kings contributed to the building of Persepolis

a)

Darius III

b)

Xerxes I

c)

Artaxerxes

d)

Cyrus

e)

Darius I

4.

In which year did Darius I start building Persepolis

a)

523 BC

b)

522 BC

c)

513 BC

d)

512 BC

5.

Which was the last Persian king

a)

Xerxes II

b)

Artaxerxes III

c)

Darius III

d)

Alexander III

6.

Which Macedonian King destroyed Persepolis?

a)

Alexander I

b)

Alexander II

c)

Alexander III

d)

Alexander IV

7.

In what century did the first organised excavations of Persepolis take place

a)

17th Century AD

b)

18th Century AD

c)

19th Century AD

d)

20th Century AD

8.

Select all of the archaeologists who worked at Persepolis in the 20th Century

a)

Lord Curzon

b)

Ernst Herzfeld

c)

Friedrich Krefter

d)

Erich Schmidt

e)

Herbert Weld

9.

What event halted all work at the site in the 20th Century

a)

World War Two

b)

World War One

c)

The Gulf War

d)

The Islamic Revolution

10.

Which of the following IS NOT found at Persepolis?

a)

Apadana

b)

Tachara

c)

Hadish

d)

Tripylon

e)

Agora

11.

What is the name of the god followed by the kings of Persia

a)

Marduk

b)

Apollo

c)

Ahura-Mazda

d)

Ahura-Nissan

12.

Which is the currently held belief regarding the function of Persepolis

a)

Ceremonial Centre

b)

Royal Residence

c)

Religious Centre for celebrating Now Ruz

d)

Symbolic centre of Persian power and kingship

13.

What building in Persepolis would I expect to find this relief?

a)

Hall of 100 Columns

b)

Treasury

c)

Apadana

d)

Gate of All Nations

14.

What type of ornamentation is the image an example of

a)

masonry

b)

iconography

c)

metalwork

d)

glazed brickwork

15.

Which architectural features would you find at Persepolis

a)

columned halls

b)

columns

c)

monumental staircases

d)

peristyle

16.

What is the pictured inscription called?

a)

Behistun Inscription

b)

Daiva Inscription

c)

Xerxes' Palace Inscription

d)

Harem Inscription

17.

What do they call the tablets recovered from Persepolis

a)

Harem Tablets

b)

Fortification Tablets

c)

Official Tablets

d)

Treasury Tablets

18.

The reign of which Persian king are the focus of the Fortification Tablets

a)

Cyrus

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerxes I

d)

Artaxerxes I

19.

The reign of which Persian kings are the focus of the Treasury Tablets

a)

Cyrus

b)

Darius I

c)

Xerxes I

d)

Artaxerxes I

20.

Identify the four ancient epigraphic sources that discuss the destruction of Persepolis

a)

Quintus Curtius

b)

Diodorus Siculus

c)

Plutarch

d)

Arrian

e)

Cleisthenes

21.

In what modern day nation do you find Persepolis

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Turkey

d)

Kuwait

22.

Identify all the mythical beings shown in the reliefs at Persepolis

a)

Griffin

b)

Sphinx

c)

Manticore

d)

Dragon

23.

Ecbatana was the capital for which people

a)

Persians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Assyrians

d)

Medes

24.

The Royal Road linked which two cities

a)

Sardis

b)

Pasagardae

c)

Babylon

d)

Susa

25.

In what year was Persepolis destroyed by the Macedonians under Alexander III

a)

340 BC

b)

330 BC

c)

320 BC

d)

310 BC