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1
What Greek philosopher said "Man is the measure of all things"?
2
What art medium involves painting directly on wet plaster?
3
What is the name for the group of nine Greek goddesses of artistic inspiration?
4
What is the Greek word for the major character fault that the Greeks thought created a person's downfall?
5
The goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone were the focus of a popular mystery cult initiation at which small village in Attica?
6
Who is credited with writing the Odyssey and the Iliad?
7
Name the greatest lyric poet of ancient Greece, who wrote about love and longing.
8
Name the term for such metaphors as "the swift-footed Achilles" and "rosy-fingered dawn."
9
What Greek philosopher said "Everything is made of numbers"?
10
What Greek philosopher said that you can't step in the same river twice?
11
What culture built the Palace of Knossos?
12
Where is the famous Lion Gate?
13
What is the Greek name for a fortified hilltop?
14
Which Greek polis was a rigid hierarchical society of well-trained, tough, and athletic men, women, and children?
15
Who is the king of the Greek sky deities?
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Where did he and the other sky deities reside?
17
What is the name of the ruler of the underworld?
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Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
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What is the term for the tops of columns?
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What is the technique used by the Greeks to make columns look better by having them swell in the middle of the shaft?







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