Question 1

What was  the prosthesis

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laying out of the body

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the funeral procession

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the burning of the body

Question 2

During the prosthesis what was left outside the house

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bowl of water

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flowers

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bone

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honey

Question 3

What was the ekphora

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funeral procession

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mourning

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burial

Question 4

What music would accompany the procession?

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an aulos

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kithara

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cymbols

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drum

Question 5

Where was the main burial area in Athens

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kerameikos

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agora

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aeropagus

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acropolis

Question 6

What is a stele?

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stone slab  used as a tombstone

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urn to plave the ashes in

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Statue of the dead

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stone coffin

Question 7

What would happen after the burial?

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A sacrifice

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a procession

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singing and dancing

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a party

Question 8

What month did the Anthesteria take place in ?

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February

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March

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April

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May

Question 9

How many days did the Anthesteria last?

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3

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1

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6

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4

Question 10

Which god was the Anthesteria in honour of?

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Dionysus

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Demeter

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Hades

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Zeus

Question 11

What did the Anthesteria celebrate in January?

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The maturing of wine

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winter

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The new year

Question 12

What happened on the first day?

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dead rose form the underworld

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The dead were sent back to the underworld

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Athletic competitions

Question 13

What happened on the second day of the Anthesteria?

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drinking contests and libations

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great sacrifice

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athletic competitions.

Question 14

When did the Genesia take place?

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September

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January

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July

Question 15

What did they put on the graves in the Genesia?

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ribbons

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paint

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wine

Question 16

In a wealthy Roman family where was the body placed for 8 days?

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atrium

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bedroom

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the garden

Question 17

What would a relative try and capture on the death of the person?

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their last breath

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their last word

Question 18

What would members of the family wear in the Roman funerary procession?

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wax  funerary masks

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black togas

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white cloaks

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ribbons

Question 19

Where did the Romans bury their dead?

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in the roads that led out of town

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in a cemetary in the town

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in tombs in the town

Question 20

What are 'manes'?

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Roman spirits of the dead

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Chief mourners at a funeral

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Roman Tombs

Question 21

How many days did the parentalia last?

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9

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6

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3

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7

Question 22

what happened during the first 8 days of the Parentalia?

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offerings were taken to the tombs of the deceased

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athletic and musical competitions

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sacrifices and competitions took place

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processions and orgies

Question 23

What would happen on the ninth day of the parentalia?

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The family would share a meal in the home?

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The family would make offerings to the dead

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the family would walk in a procession to the grave and pray

Question 24

How many days did the Lemuria last?

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3 days

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7 days

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9 days

Question 25

What could you NOT do during the parentalia?

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marry

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declare war

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go outside the house

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leave the city

Question 26

Which poet describes what happens at the Lemuria?

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Ovid

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Origi

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Virgil

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Salah

Question 27

In the Lemuria, what does the head of the family throw?

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black beans

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dust

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earth

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wine

Question 28

What are the black beans for in the Lemuria?

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the spirit to eat

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The frighten off evil spirits

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an offering to Persephone

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to symbolise life

Question 29

How does the family member get the spirit to leave the house after it has eaten?

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hits bronze symbols

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Prays to Pluto

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Throws black beans onto the grave

Question 30

Which two gods were allowed to visit the underworld? (apart from Hades)

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Hermes and Dionysus

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Hermes and Apollo

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Demeter and Zeus

Question 31

Why are the hymns to Demeter called the 'Homeric Hymns'?

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they are in style of writing like Homer

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They were composed by Homer

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They were composed in Homer's time

Question 32

The hymn to Demeter is oral poetry, what does this mean?

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meant to be sung

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something to do with Meghan Markle

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would be part of a competition

Question 33

Who tells Hades that he can marry Persephone?

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Zeus

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Demeter

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Hera

Question 34

Who were the only two people to see the abduction of Persephone?

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Helios and Hecate

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Zeus and Helios

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Helios and Alcmene

Question 35

Who tells Demeter she heard the abduction?

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Hecate

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Hera

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Athene

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