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Buildings in the Athenian Agora and on the Athenian Acropolis were arranged to be viewed by groups passing through the Agora and entering into the Acropolis. Citing specific architectural experiences, discuss this movement sequence.

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The pediment sculpture from the Parthenon depicts the:


A) birth of Athena.
B) victory of Athena over the Persian god Marathon.
C) contest between Athena and Poseidon.
D) contests between Athens and Sparta.
E) birth of Athena and the contest between Athena and Poseidon.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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All of the following are part of the Athenian Agora EXCEPT the:


A) Hephaisteion.
B) Stoa of Attalos.
C) Metroon.
D) Stoa of Zeus.
E) All of the answers are correct.

F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

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The walls at Mycenae display:


A) attached columns.
B) cyclopean masonry.
C) limestone veneer.
D) fresco paintings.
E) None of the answers is correct.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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The site of the Greek city of Paestum:


A) was submerged under the sea by the Middle Ages.
B) was a tourist site during the Middle Ages.
C) became a pilgrim site during the Middle Ages.
D) became a monastery during the Middle Ages.
E) None of the answers is correct.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The spiral motifs on the Ionic order seen on the north porch of the Erechtheion, Athens are called:


A) scotia.
B) volutes.
C) fillets.
D) cymations.
E) None of the answers is correct.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The Treasury of Atreus includes a beehive-shaped chamber made of:


A) trilithons.
B) corbeled stones.
C) true arches.
D) randomly coursed stones.
E) None of the answers is correct.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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The Great Altar of Zeus in Pergamon is famous for its:


A) 40-foot-tall statue of Zeus.
B) 500-foot-long acropolis site.
C) 20-foot-tall Corinthian columns.
D) 300-foot-tall sculpted frieze.
E) None of the answers is correct.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

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