Question 1

Hellenistic women were attracted to Epicureanism because this philosophy

Accepted Answer

A) called for a strict separation between the sexes. 
B) advocated sexual equality within society. 
C) promoted friendship,and thus made the sexes equal. 
D) urged that women pursue careers the same as men. 
A) called for a strict separation between the sexes. 
B) advocated sexual equality within society. 
C) promoted friendship,and thus made the sexes equal. 
D) urged that women pursue careers the same as men.

Question 2

Identify the Hellenistic states that arose as a result of the partition of Alexander the Great's far-flung empire.What forces unified these states during the Hellenistic period?

Accepted Answer

After the death of Alexander the Great i

Question 3

Which of the following was characteristic of Hellenistic civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) New philosophies and religions abounded. 
B) Grandiose architecture was the norm. 
C) Comedic theater appealed much more than tragic drama. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) New philosophies and religions abounded. 
B) Grandiose architecture was the norm. 
C) Comedic theater appealed much more than tragic drama. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 4

New Comedy,the style of comic drama during the Hellenistic period,was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) gently satirical scenes from middle-class life. 
B) casual obscenity. 
C) political criticism. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) gently satirical scenes from middle-class life. 
B) casual obscenity. 
C) political criticism. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 5

Describe a Corinthian-style temple,using the Olympieum in Athens as the model.How did the Olympieum reflect the propaganda goals of the rulers who commissioned it?

Accepted Answer

The Corinthian-style temple, such as the

Question 6

What was Alexander's enduring legacy to the Hellenistic world?

Accepted Answer

A) his dream of a unified,single world-state 
B) his new image of the city 
C) his ideal of a Greco-Oriental civilization 
D) his goal to found a peaceful world community 
A) his dream of a unified,single world-state 
B) his new image of the city 
C) his ideal of a Greco-Oriental civilization 
D) his goal to found a peaceful world community

Question 7

Greek culture and society played which of the following roles in the Hellenistic world?

Accepted Answer

A) They furnished the Hellenistic world with a common language. 
B) Greece's city-states exerted political dominion over the Hellenistic world. 
C) They set the religious standards of Hellenistic society. 
D) Greece's city-state form of government became the Hellenistic ideal. 
A) They furnished the Hellenistic world with a common language. 
B) Greece's city-states exerted political dominion over the Hellenistic world. 
C) They set the religious standards of Hellenistic society. 
D) Greece's city-state form of government became the Hellenistic ideal.

Question 8

The altar of Pergamum was

Accepted Answer

A) constructed in a large courtyard. 
B) part of an effort to transform Pergamum into another Athens. 
C) decorated with a sculptured frieze. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) constructed in a large courtyard. 
B) part of an effort to transform Pergamum into another Athens. 
C) decorated with a sculptured frieze. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 9

Which of the following Hellenistic sculptures depicts a genre subject?

Accepted Answer

A) Aphrodite of Melos 
B) Dying Gaul 
C) Eros Sleeping 
D) The Laocöon Group 
A) Aphrodite of Melos 
B) Dying Gaul 
C) Eros Sleeping 
D) The Laocöon Group

Question 10

New Comedy influenced

Accepted Answer

A) Racine's plays. 
B) medieval morality plays. 
C) Shakespeare's comedies. 
D) Goethe's Faust. 
A) Racine's plays. 
B) medieval morality plays. 
C) Shakespeare's comedies. 
D) Goethe's Faust.

Question 11

How did Hellenistic scientists differ from their Hellenic predecessors like Plato and Aristotle?

Accepted Answer

A) They were more practical. 
B) They were more speculative. 
C) They were less interested in methodologies. 
D) They produced less concrete advancements. 
A) They were more practical. 
B) They were more speculative. 
C) They were less interested in methodologies. 
D) They produced less concrete advancements.

Question 12

How did Epicurus differ from the theory of the earlier atomists?

Accepted Answer

A) He believed that the movement of atoms had little effect on the behavior of the universe. 
B) He believed humans could manipulate atoms to change themselves. 
C) He believed that atoms were not the smallest units of matter. 
D) He inserted the concept of free will. 
A) He believed that the movement of atoms had little effect on the behavior of the universe. 
B) He believed humans could manipulate atoms to change themselves. 
C) He believed that atoms were not the smallest units of matter. 
D) He inserted the concept of free will.

Question 13

________ denounced all religions and governments;shunned physical comfort;and taught that if one wanted nothing,then one could not lack anything.

Accepted Answer

A) Cynicism 
B) Skepticism 
C) Epicureanism 
D) Stoicism 
A) Cynicism 
B) Skepticism 
C) Epicureanism 
D) Stoicism

Question 14

What aspect of Euclid's discoveries became the basis of mathematical studies until the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) linear equations 
B) trigonometry 
C) calculus 
D) geometry 
A) linear equations 
B) trigonometry 
C) calculus 
D) geometry

Question 15

Which of the following describes Antigonid rule of Macedon and Greece?

Accepted Answer

A) absolute rule over the two regions 
B) power sharing with the Achaean League in southern Greece 
C) chaotic inability to subdue the constant military insurrections in the regions 
D) establishment of democratic governments throughout the peninsula 
A) absolute rule over the two regions 
B) power sharing with the Achaean League in southern Greece 
C) chaotic inability to subdue the constant military insurrections in the regions 
D) establishment of democratic governments throughout the peninsula

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true of urban life in the Hellenistic cities?

Accepted Answer

A) The expansion of trade benefitted Greeks and non-Greeks. 
B) Many of the major cities were founded by Alexander himself. 
C) The mixing of cultures reduced class divisions during the period. 
D) Most Greek migrants to the new cities pursued business and professional careers. 
A) The expansion of trade benefitted Greeks and non-Greeks. 
B) Many of the major cities were founded by Alexander himself. 
C) The mixing of cultures reduced class divisions during the period. 
D) Most Greek migrants to the new cities pursued business and professional careers.

Question 17

The leading author of New Comedy was

Accepted Answer

A) Aristophanes. 
B) Menander. 
C) Plautus. 
D) Theocritus. 
A) Aristophanes. 
B) Menander. 
C) Plautus. 
D) Theocritus.

Question 18

Choosing two examples of Hellenistic sculpture,show how these works reflect the values of Hellenistic civilization.

Accepted Answer

One example of Hellenistic sculpture tha

Question 19

The city of Pergamum can be described as

Accepted Answer

A) the center of the Seleucid kingdom. 
B) a backwater of culture and learning. 
C) the most important city in the Attalid kingdom. 
D) the capital of Egypt. 
A) the center of the Seleucid kingdom. 
B) a backwater of culture and learning. 
C) the most important city in the Attalid kingdom. 
D) the capital of Egypt.

Question 20

Government and military posts in the Hellenistic kingdoms were typically held by

Accepted Answer

A) Greeks and Macedonians. 
B) Greeks. 
C) the local leaders that had held power prior to conquest. 
D) Macedonians of Alexander's line. 
A) Greeks and Macedonians. 
B) Greeks. 
C) the local leaders that had held power prior to conquest. 
D) Macedonians of Alexander's line.

Exam 4: The Hellenistic World

Hellenistic women were attracted to Epicureanism because this philosophy

Identify the Hellenistic states that arose as a result of the partition of Alexander the Great's far-flung empire.What forces unified these states during the Hellenistic period?

Which of the following was characteristic of Hellenistic civilization?

New Comedy,the style of comic drama during the Hellenistic period,was characterized by

Describe a Corinthian-style temple,using the Olympieum in Athens as the model.How did the Olympieum reflect the propaganda goals of the rulers who commissioned it?

What was Alexander's enduring legacy to the Hellenistic world?

Greek culture and society played which of the following roles in the Hellenistic world?

The altar of Pergamum was

Which of the following Hellenistic sculptures depicts a genre subject?

New Comedy influenced

How did Hellenistic scientists differ from their Hellenic predecessors like Plato and Aristotle?

How did Epicurus differ from the theory of the earlier atomists?

________ denounced all religions and governments;shunned physical comfort;and taught that if one wanted nothing,then one could not lack anything.

What aspect of Euclid's discoveries became the basis of mathematical studies until the nineteenth century?

Which of the following describes Antigonid rule of Macedon and Greece?

Which of the following is NOT true of urban life in the Hellenistic cities?

The leading author of New Comedy was

Choosing two examples of Hellenistic sculpture,show how these works reflect the values of Hellenistic civilization.

The city of Pergamum can be described as

Government and military posts in the Hellenistic kingdoms were typically held by

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans,the Mycenaeans,and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam 622-1520

The High Middle Ages 1000-1300

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery, 1300-1500

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564

Northern Humanism, northern Renaissance, religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism, 1500-1603

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity, 1600-1715

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought, 1600-1715

The Age of Reason 1700-1789

Revolution,reaction,and Cultural Response 1760-1830

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie 1830-1871

The Age of Early Modernism 1871-1914

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism 1914-1945

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism 1945-1970

The Contemporary World: Globalization, terrorism, and Postmodernism, 1970-2001

Filters