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Author Anna Hippon

1. Statues of Artemis of Ephesus has many bulbous organs on her chest. What of the follow have they not been theorized to be?
   A)  nuts
   B)  breasts
   C)  eggs
   D)  moons

2. The temple is known for its:
   A)  artwork
   B)  intricately carved columns
   C)  being constructed almost entirely of marble
   D)  All of these

3. True or False - The Artemis worshiped here in Ephesus is different than her Hellanic counterpart.
   A)  True
   B)  False

4. The temple has how many columns?
   A)  127
   B)  107
   C)  200
   D)  96

5. What kind of columns grace the temple?
   A)  Doric
   B)  Vulcan
   C)  Ionic
   D)  Spartan

6. Who said the following? “"I have seen the walls and Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon, the statue of Olympian Zeus, the Colossus of Rhodes, the mighty work of the high Pyramids and the tomb of Mausolus. But when I saw the temple at Ephesus rising to the clouds, all these other wonders were put in the shade."
   A)  Pliny the Elder
   B)  Philon of Byzantium
   C)  St. Paul
   D)  Alexander the Great

7. True or False - Alexander the Great helped finance the building of the Temple.
   A)  True
   B)  False

8. One of the artistic highlights of the temple was:
   A)  a large silver moon
   B)  Michaelango’s David
   C)  ivory statuettes of the Greek Pantheon
   D)  bronze statues of Amazons

9. True or False - People came from far and wide to worship at the Temple.
   A)  True
   B)  False

10. Why is Herostratus important to the history of The Temple?
   A)  He destroyed it.
   B)  He designed it.
   C)  He commissioned it.