What was a common feature of sculptures from the ancient Greek?
A. Subjects stood stiffly with their arms at their sides
B. People were shown in action scenes
C. They were of common people and children
D. They were all nudes.
What happened to the Greek Empire after Alexander the Great died?
A. His son became emperor.
B. His wife ruled as Queen of Greece.
C. It collapsed and was conquered by the Persian Empire.
D. It was divided among his generals.
__________ in Athens was considered sacred.
A. Pine tree
B. Olive tree
C. Willow tree
D. Cypress tree
Why did Theseus's father, Aegeus, kill himself when Theseus returned home?
A. Theseus didn’t put up the proper signal (white sails) to indicate he was alive, so Aegeus killed himself in grief, thinking his son had died.
B. Aegeus had heard a prophecy that the killer of Minotaur would eventually kill him as well, and he wanted to prevent the prophecy from coming true.
C. He knew the killing of the Minotaur would anger Zeus, so he killed himself first.
D. He didn’t want to see his son again after knowing he got married with the princess of Crete.