Q9

Ostracize comes from the Greek ostrakon. What was an ostrakon?

A: A pottery shard used for voting

B: A mosaic tile

C: A hollow clay tube used by ancient Greeks, which produced a shrill noise when blown over one end, presumably to ward off unwanted guests

D: One of two elevated speaker platforms used by the ancient Greeks during debates. The other was called the ostrapro. The Roman equivalent of ostrakon was called janus uignorans luttus

A