A) It declined B) It remained exactly the same C) The games were immediately cancelled D) It increased significantly
A) An abundance of gold medals B) Frequent attendance by Roman Emperors C) A surplus of athlete housing D) Paucity of victor statues in the Altis
A) 80 BC B) 86 BC C) 12 BC D) 67 AD
A) To restore the Olympic tradition B) To celebrate his victories over Mithridates C) To honor the temple of Zeus D) To promote his candidacy for Emperor
A) Stadion race B) Wrestling C) Discus throw D) Chariot race
A) Sulla B) Herod of Judea C) Marcus Agrippa D) Nero
A) The Roman Senate B) King Herod of Judea C) The people of Olympia D) Marcus Agrippa
A) A statue of his likeness B) A treasury of gold C) A tomb for his remains D) A new stadium track
A) They were postponed B) They were cancelled entirely C) They were held in Rome instead D) They were moved to Judea
A) Wrestling matches B) Chariot races C) Pentathlon events D) Stadion races
A) He broke his leg B) He was thrown from his chariot C) He was disqualified for cheating D) He won fairly
A) Music and singing B) Public speaking C) Chariot repairs D) Gladiatorial combat
A) They officially recognized his wins B) They permanently renamed it C) They declared it void D) They moved it to the next year
A) The cost of the stadium renovation B) The taxes collected from Judea C) The bribes he bestowed D) The travel expenses of athletes
A) Focus solely on physical strength B) Physical fitness balanced with mental discipline C) Exclusion of any intellectual pursuit D) Strict adherence to formal clothing
A) Since their inception B) The first 50 years C) The first 200 years D) The first 500 years
A) Athenian athletes B) Peloponnesian athletes C) Argos athletes D) Pisa athletes
A) Four B) Five C) Three D) Two
A) Isthmian Games B) Nemean Games C) Pythian Games D) Olympic Games
A) Eleusinian Mysteries B) Panathenaic contests C) Argos rituals D) Pisa festivals
A) All Greek citizens B) Freeborn Greek men C) Any athlete from the Mediterranean D) Freeborn men and women
A) Evidence that only married women could attend B) Definitive evidence of total exclusion C) Clear proof that all women were welcome D) Inconclusive
A) Gynaikes B) Foreign dignitaries C) Only female athletes D) Parthenoi
A) Olympia B) Pisa C) Elis D) Argos
A) Ephorus B) Pausanias C) Aristotle D) Hippias of Elis
A) Bull-leaping B) Fencing C) Archery D) Chariot racing
A) The kings B) The victors C) The gods D) The dead
A) 190 metres B) 100 metres C) 250 metres D) 400 metres
A) Pausanias B) Christesen C) Diodorus D) Ephorus
A) The reign of kings B) Local dating systems C) Religious festivals D) Solar eclipses
A) Boxing B) Wrestling C) Discus throw D) Chariot racing
A) Two-year intervals B) Four-year intervals C) Annual D) Six-year intervals
A) Elean B) Minoan C) Homeric D) Mycenaean
A) Eratosthenes B) Hippias of Elis C) Diodorus D) Timaeus
A) Heracles B) Poseidon C) Apollo D) Zeus
A) Gold medals B) Silver coins C) Laurel crowns D) Olive leaf wreaths
A) Ekecheiría B) Panhellenia C) Hellenismos D) Olympiad
A) Nero B) Augustus C) Theodosius II D) Theodosius I
A) Heracles B) Pausanias C) Ladas D) Pelops
A) Iron B) Wood C) Lead D) Wax
A) Ladas B) Pindar C) Theodosius D) Pausanias
A) Pelops B) Heracles C) Aeonius D) Epimedes
A) Artemis B) Athena C) Hippodamia D) Hera
A) Athens B) Olympia C) Sparta D) Argos |