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  • 1. What is Santorini?
A) A city in Italy
B) A mountain in Japan
C) An island in Greece
D) A beach in California
  • 2. Which sea is Santorini located in?
A) Black Sea
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Aegean Sea
D) Caribbean Sea
  • 3. What famous volcanic event shaped the island of Santorini?
A) Pompeii eruption
B) Minoan eruption
C) Krakatoa eruption
D) Mount St. Helens eruption
  • 4. What is the traditional food of Santorini?
A) Santorini tomato fritters
B) Pizza
C) Sushi
D) Burger
  • 5. What is a traditional Santorini dessert made of filo pastry, nuts, and honey?
A) Baklava
B) Pancake
C) Ice cream
D) Cupcake
  • 6. Which archaeological site can be found on Santorini?
A) Akrotiri
B) Colosseum
C) Taj Mahal
D) Machu Picchu
  • 7. What mode of transportation is popular for getting around Santorini?
A) ATV
B) Ferry
C) Bicycle
D) Subway
  • 8. What is the traditional strong alcoholic spirit of Greece, often enjoyed in Santorini?
A) Whiskey
B) Tequila
C) Ouzo
D) Vodka
  • 9. What is Santorini officially known as?
A) Kallístē
B) Santorini
C) Strongýlē
D) Thira or Thera
  • 10. Where is Santorini located in relation to the Greek mainland?
A) Northwest
B) About 200 km southeast
C) Southwest
D) Directly east
  • 11. What type of volcanic center is Santorini considered to be in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc?
A) Inactive
B) Moderately active
C) The most active
D) The least active
  • 12. When did the volcanic activity on Thera begin?
A) Around 2 million years ago
B) 3–4 million years ago
C) 5 million years ago
D) 1 million years ago
  • 13. What was the ancient name of Santorini during antiquity?
A) Kallístē
B) Thēra
C) Strongýlē
D) Santorini
  • 14. Who is associated with the ancient name 'Thera'?
A) An Egyptian pharaoh
B) A Minoan king
C) A Venetian explorer
D) The leader of the Spartans who colonized it
  • 15. What is the legend that may be linked to the Santorini eruption?
A) The Odyssey
B) The Trojan War
C) The lost civilization of Atlantis
D) King Midas' golden touch
  • 16. What natural disaster did the Santorini eruption cause?
A) Floods
B) Earthquakes
C) Landslides
D) Massive tsunami waves
  • 17. When did excavations at Akrotiri begin?
A) 1950
B) 1967
C) 1975
D) 1980
  • 18. Who led the initial excavations at Akrotiri?
A) Spyridon Marinatos
B) Heinrich Schliemann
C) Howard Carter
D) Arthur Evans
  • 19. What is notable about the wall-paintings found in Akrotiri?
A) They are monochrome
B) They depict Classical Greek deities
C) They were painted during the Roman era
D) They have kept their original color well under volcanic ash
  • 20. What type of water system was found in Akrotiri?
A) No plumbing at all
B) Only rainwater collection systems
C) Water obtained solely from wells
D) Hot and cold running water pipes
  • 21. What is the presumed source of hot water in Akrotiri?
A) Wood fires
B) Solar energy
C) Rainwater heating
D) Geothermal
  • 22. When did the canopy covering the ruins at Akrotiri collapse, leading to casualties?
A) September 2005
B) June 2010
C) December 2008
D) March 1999
  • 23. What was the population of Santorini according to the 2021 census?
A) 10,000
B) 20,000
C) 25,000
D) 15,480
  • 24. What was the primary use of Akrotiri's loom-workshop?
A) Local clothing production only
B) Producing sails for ships
C) Weaving ceremonial garments
D) Organized textile weaving for export
  • 25. What was the peak period of Akrotiri's Bronze Age civilization?
A) 500 to 300 BC
B) 1500 to 1000 BC
C) 3000 to 2000 BC
D) Between 2000 and 1630 BC
  • 26. What type of artifacts found at Akrotiri indicate its role as a major port?
A) Only local pottery
B) Objects from Crete, Anatolia, Cyprus, Syria, Egypt, the Dodecanese, and the Greek mainland
C) Roman coins
D) Exclusively Minoan artifacts
  • 27. Which period does the Minoan eruption correspond to in the surrounding islands?
A) Middle Cycladic
B) Early Cycladic II
C) Neo-Cycladic
D) Late Cycladic I
  • 28. Who theorized a link between the Minoan eruption and the plagues of the Exodus?
A) Arthur Evans
B) Barbara J. Sivertsen
C) James Hutton
D) Howard Carter
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