Question 1

The high classical sculptural style attempted to

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A) accept repose as a normal state for the carved object. 
B) create a sense of vast motion. 
C) show motion in a static medium. 
D) demonstrate that emotion should dominate a work of art. 
A) accept repose as a normal state for the carved object. 
B) create a sense of vast motion. 
C) show motion in a static medium. 
D) demonstrate that emotion should dominate a work of art. C

Question 2

The primary feature of the Old Comedy of Greece,and its chief legacy,was

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A) comic plots centered around orphans. 
B) realistic costumes appropriate to the characters. 
C) political criticism. 
D) women playing comic roles. 
A) comic plots centered around orphans. 
B) realistic costumes appropriate to the characters. 
C) political criticism. 
D) women playing comic roles. C

Question 3

The Oresteia trilogy involved

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A) three individuals caught in a planned single murder. 
B) three short stories. 
C) many moral issues. 
D) a romantic tale of love. 
A) three individuals caught in a planned single murder. 
B) three short stories. 
C) many moral issues. 
D) a romantic tale of love. C

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a way in which Aristotle has influenced Western thought?

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A) Middle Ages Christian,Muslim,and Jewish scholars regarded his writings as containing authoritative teachings on the natural world. 
B) His ethical writings became the prevailing moral code of the West. 
C) His logic is still taught in college philosophy courses. 
D) His ideas were later accepted as authoritative by the Roman Catholic Church. 
A) Middle Ages Christian,Muslim,and Jewish scholars regarded his writings as containing authoritative teachings on the natural world. 
B) His ethical writings became the prevailing moral code of the West. 
C) His logic is still taught in college philosophy courses. 
D) His ideas were later accepted as authoritative by the Roman Catholic Church.

Question 5

Thucydides was a forerunner of more recent historians in that he was concerned with

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A) cause and effect. 
B) the role of the gods in war. 
C) interviewing the participants in the war with Persia. 
D) the primary sources in the library at Alexandria. 
A) cause and effect. 
B) the role of the gods in war. 
C) interviewing the participants in the war with Persia. 
D) the primary sources in the library at Alexandria.

Question 6

To the Greeks,which two gods manifested the extremes of moderation and excess?

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A) Apollo and Dionysus 
B) Zeus and Hera 
C) Apollo and Athena 
D) Mars and Aphrodite 
A) Apollo and Dionysus 
B) Zeus and Hera 
C) Apollo and Athena 
D) Mars and Aphrodite

Question 7

Which temple on the Acropolis was dedicated to Athena,Poseidon,and the legendary ruler who introduced the horse to Athens?

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A) Athena Nike 
B) Propylaea 
C) Erechtheum 
D) Pantheon 
A) Athena Nike 
B) Propylaea 
C) Erechtheum 
D) Pantheon

Question 8

Plato's most important contribution to Western philosophy was his

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A) theory of numbers. 
B) establishment of the philosophical basis of Western idealism. 
C) establishment of the Academy. 
D) atomic theory. 
A) theory of numbers. 
B) establishment of the philosophical basis of Western idealism. 
C) establishment of the Academy. 
D) atomic theory.

Question 9

One of the ideals the Greeks strived for was a

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A) unified Greek state. 
B) uniform religion with one major deity. 
C) balance or moderation in life. 
D) recognition in life that all human beings are equal. 
A) unified Greek state. 
B) uniform religion with one major deity. 
C) balance or moderation in life. 
D) recognition in life that all human beings are equal.

Question 10

Discuss the four phases of the Hellenic Age.What challenges did the Greek states face in this period,and how successful were they at meeting them?

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The Hellenic Age, also known as the Clas

Question 11

Protagoras is famous for saying

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A) "Man's life is but a dream". 
B) "No man is an island to himself". 
C) "Eat,drink,and be merry,for tomorrow we die". 
D) "Man is the measure of all things". 
A) "Man's life is but a dream". 
B) "No man is an island to himself". 
C) "Eat,drink,and be merry,for tomorrow we die". 
D) "Man is the measure of all things".

Question 12

The Severe style of Hellenic sculpture was characterized by

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A) clenched fists and rigid postures. 
B) wig-like hair and left foot forward. 
C) individualized faces and emotionalism. 
D) contrapposto and mastered representation of musculature. 
A) clenched fists and rigid postures. 
B) wig-like hair and left foot forward. 
C) individualized faces and emotionalism. 
D) contrapposto and mastered representation of musculature.

Question 13

Euripides wrote plays that can be described as

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A) satiric studies of Greek manners. 
B) always having a happy ending. 
C) dealing with the lives of ordinary Greek citizens. 
D) often skeptical about religion. 
A) satiric studies of Greek manners. 
B) always having a happy ending. 
C) dealing with the lives of ordinary Greek citizens. 
D) often skeptical about religion.

Question 14

The central temple on the Acropolis was the

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A) Erechtheum. 
B) Parthenon. 
C) Pantheon. 
D) Athena Nike. 
A) Erechtheum. 
B) Parthenon. 
C) Pantheon. 
D) Athena Nike.

Question 15

Aristotle's Poetics claims that the purpose of tragedy is to

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A) bring about catharsis. 
B) entertain. 
C) provide civic spectacle. 
D) supplement religious rites. 
A) bring about catharsis. 
B) entertain. 
C) provide civic spectacle. 
D) supplement religious rites.

Question 16

In the play Lysistrata,Aristophanes has the women of Athens and Sparta withhold sex from their husbands

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A) as a means of birth control. 
B) because they feared sexually transmitted diseases in time of war. 
C) to protest the absurdity of war. 
D) to protect their cities against the ravages of the Persian armies. 
A) as a means of birth control. 
B) because they feared sexually transmitted diseases in time of war. 
C) to protest the absurdity of war. 
D) to protect their cities against the ravages of the Persian armies.

Question 17

Discuss the features of Greek tragedy and explain how they were manifested in the works of Sophocles.

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Greek tragedy is a form of drama that or

Question 18

Unlike Plato,Aristotle

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A) ignored the way that the world operated. 
B) thought that the senses were to be ignored. 
C) believed that form and matter were inseparable. 
D) was not interested in politics. 
A) ignored the way that the world operated. 
B) thought that the senses were to be ignored. 
C) believed that form and matter were inseparable. 
D) was not interested in politics.

Question 19

During the Hellenic Age,a dominant feature of Greek society was

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A) cooperation among the Greek poleis. 
B) instability within each polis. 
C) the building of walls around the Aegean. 
D) equality between men and women. 
A) cooperation among the Greek poleis. 
B) instability within each polis. 
C) the building of walls around the Aegean. 
D) equality between men and women.

Question 20

The life of Socrates is known mainly through

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A) his autobiography. 
B) Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War. 
C) Plato's dialogues. 
D) Plutarch's Lives. 
A) his autobiography. 
B) Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War. 
C) Plato's dialogues. 
D) Plutarch's Lives.

Exam 3: Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The high classical sculptural style attempted to

The primary feature of the Old Comedy of Greece,and its chief legacy,was

The Oresteia trilogy involved

Which of the following is NOT a way in which Aristotle has influenced Western thought?

Thucydides was a forerunner of more recent historians in that he was concerned with

To the Greeks,which two gods manifested the extremes of moderation and excess?

Which temple on the Acropolis was dedicated to Athena,Poseidon,and the legendary ruler who introduced the horse to Athens?

Plato's most important contribution to Western philosophy was his

One of the ideals the Greeks strived for was a

Discuss the four phases of the Hellenic Age.What challenges did the Greek states face in this period,and how successful were they at meeting them?

Protagoras is famous for saying

The Severe style of Hellenic sculpture was characterized by

Euripides wrote plays that can be described as

The central temple on the Acropolis was the

Aristotle's Poetics claims that the purpose of tragedy is to

In the play Lysistrata,Aristophanes has the women of Athens and Sparta withhold sex from their husbands

Discuss the features of Greek tragedy and explain how they were manifested in the works of Sophocles.

Unlike Plato,Aristotle

During the Hellenic Age,a dominant feature of Greek society was

The life of Socrates is known mainly through

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