The artist Phidias treated the floor of the Parthenon's pediment as _____.
A) an imitation of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina
B) a ground line for life-size figures
C) a horizon line through which figures could pass
D) a shallow ledge supporting relief sculptures
Question 2
The fusion of Doric and Ionic elements in the Parthenon may reflect the Athenian belief that _____.
A) Persia would invade Greece
B) they were the leaders of the Greeks
C) eastern Greeks were superior architects
D) there should be a new Greek order