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1

Greek Festivals in honor of Apollo included contests in
A)poetry
B)music
C)sports
D)a and b
E)all of the above
2

The Treasury at Delphi features a frieze that provides
A)a universal lesson in brains versus brawn
B)a criticism of the Athenian tyrant Peisistrates
C)a story about Syphnian pioneers
D)a and b
E)all of the above
3

Control of Olympia, and its income, was contested for years by
A)Athens and Sparta
B)Athens and Rome
C)Elis and Pisa
D)Elis and Sparta
E)all of the above
4

The literal meaning of the Greek-derived term "barbarian" is
A)those who do not speak Greek
B)those who live outside the borders
C)those who seek the land
D)those who travel the sea
E)none of the above
5

What sculpture in Athens encouraged travel because of its legendary magnificence?
A)Copernicus's Achilles
B)Phidias's Athena
C)Ptolemy's Odysseus
D)Syphnian Frieze
E)none of the above
6

What motivated medieval Christians to make pilgrimages?
A)religious belief
B)seek employment
C)a form of penance
D)a and c
E)all of the above
7

What were the primary destinations for Christian pilgrims?
A)Jerusalem
B)Rome
C)Compostela
D)a and c
E)all of the above
8

In the 1430s, _____ described her journey to Jerusalem.
A)Doris of Bethesda
B)Ruth Goul
C)Theresa of Avila
D)Margery Kempe
E)none of the above
9

The sanctuary at Compostela was built over the site of a pagan shrine dedicated to
A)Brigit
B)Mithras
C)Augustus
D)Skalpro
E)none of the above
10

How did the monks at Conques make their monastery into a pilgrimage destination?
A)stole the body of a martyr
B)built the largest cathedral in France
C)cornered the grain market
D)b and c
E)all of the above
11

The Gothic style features what innovations?
A)pointed rib vaulting
B)detached, external buttressing
C)extremely high nave vaulting
D)b and c
E)all of the above
12

The cult of carts that originated at Chartres was recently reenacted at
A)California's Crystal Cathedral
B)Paris's Notre Dame
C)England's Canterbury cathedral
D)New York's S. John the Divine
E)none of the above
13

How did medieval cathedrals benefit their hometowns?
A)provided a center for market fairs
B)provided a concentration of wealthy clergy
C)provided guaranteed employment for all citizens
D)a and b
E)all of the above
14

What is the Hajj practiced by the Islamic faithful?
A)journeying to Mecca
B)giving of alms to the poor
C)complete reading of the Koran
D)visiting the sick
E)none of the above
15

The primary factor in mosque architecture is
A)soaring central sanctuary roof
B)providing a place for lavish decorative mosaics
C)open floor space
D)exterior magnificence
E)none of the above





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