Question 1

A common goal of the arts in classical Greece was to

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A) have everyone conform to a uniform way of thinking. 
B) strive toward perfection,an ideal form. 
C) have a balanced view of public and private life. 
D) preserve the best of the past. 
A) have everyone conform to a uniform way of thinking. 
B) strive toward perfection,an ideal form. 
C) have a balanced view of public and private life. 
D) preserve the best of the past.

Question 2

Compare and contrast the historical approaches of Herodotus and Thucydides.Which was the superior historian and why?

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Herodotus and Thucydides were both ancie

Question 3

The Sophists could be described in all of the following ways EXCEPT as

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A) teachers who claimed that they could make their students successful. 
B) critics of pre-Socratic philosophy. 
C) developers of atomistic theories. 
D) proponents of humanistic values. 
A) teachers who claimed that they could make their students successful. 
B) critics of pre-Socratic philosophy. 
C) developers of atomistic theories. 
D) proponents of humanistic values.

Question 4

The Parthenon has become one of the most important architectural landmarks in the West for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

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A) it embodies the ideals of Greek architecture. 
B) it represents the zenith of Greek architecture. 
C) it became the model for harmonious proportions. 
D) it inspired Gothic art. 
A) it embodies the ideals of Greek architecture. 
B) it represents the zenith of Greek architecture. 
C) it became the model for harmonious proportions. 
D) it inspired Gothic art.

Question 5

Discuss the Parthenon as a model of Hellenic architecture.What are the major features of the Parthenon? How did it use mathematics and refinements to create both the illusion and the reality of proportionality?

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The Parthenon is a prime example of Hell

Question 6

The Socratic method of teaching can be described as a

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A) step-by-step memorization process to learn terms. 
B) process of asking questions to expose limitations in knowledge. 
C) progression of theories based on numbers. 
D) line of argument that refutes all basic values. 
A) step-by-step memorization process to learn terms. 
B) process of asking questions to expose limitations in knowledge. 
C) progression of theories based on numbers. 
D) line of argument that refutes all basic values.

Question 7

The Greeks believed that music

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A) was entertaining and fun. 
B) served ethical and educational functions. 
C) was basically expressive and emotional. 
D) was simply the product of human creativity and innovation. 
A) was entertaining and fun. 
B) served ethical and educational functions. 
C) was basically expressive and emotional. 
D) was simply the product of human creativity and innovation.

Question 8

The comic playwright who satirized Socrates as a hopeless dreamer was

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A) Aristotle. 
B) Agisthenes. 
C) Aristophanes. 
D) Aeschylus. 
A) Aristotle. 
B) Agisthenes. 
C) Aristophanes. 
D) Aeschylus.

Question 9

What development followed the death of Alexander with respect to Athens?

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A) Athens was destroyed and abandoned. 
B) Athens fought the Macedonians to a standstill and was allowed to govern itself in exchange for heavy taxes. 
C) Athens rebelled and gained independence from the Macedonians. 
D) Athens was conquered by the Macedonians,and an aristocratic government was installed. 
A) Athens was destroyed and abandoned. 
B) Athens fought the Macedonians to a standstill and was allowed to govern itself in exchange for heavy taxes. 
C) Athens rebelled and gained independence from the Macedonians. 
D) Athens was conquered by the Macedonians,and an aristocratic government was installed.

Question 10

Who is known as the "father of medicine"?

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A) Socrates 
B) Hippocrates 
C) Aristotle 
D) Herodotus 
A) Socrates 
B) Hippocrates 
C) Aristotle 
D) Herodotus

Question 11

In Sophocles' Antigone,Antigone opposes Creon because Creon

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A) places the state's law above the divine. 
B) plans revenge for the murder of his parents. 
C) wants Antigone to be his wife. 
D) plans an invasion of the city of Athens. 
A) places the state's law above the divine. 
B) plans revenge for the murder of his parents. 
C) wants Antigone to be his wife. 
D) plans an invasion of the city of Athens.

Question 12

A comparison of the Doric and Ionic orders of columns reveals that

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A) the Ionic is more decorated than the Doric. 
B) most of the early temples were built with Doric columns. 
C) the Ionic column has a capital that looks like a scroll or the horns of a ram. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) the Ionic is more decorated than the Doric. 
B) most of the early temples were built with Doric columns. 
C) the Ionic column has a capital that looks like a scroll or the horns of a ram. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 13

Aristophanes' Lysistrata principally criticizes

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A) Greek colonial expansion. 
B) the Persian Wars. 
C) the Peloponnesian War. 
D) the Spartan way of life. 
A) Greek colonial expansion. 
B) the Persian Wars. 
C) the Peloponnesian War. 
D) the Spartan way of life.

Question 14

Greek drama had which of the following features?

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A) The plays were full of on-stage action. 
B) It affirmed a basic moral order to the world. 
C) Most of the dramas were based on current political events. 
D) The plays had many characters and elaborate scenery. 
A) The plays were full of on-stage action. 
B) It affirmed a basic moral order to the world. 
C) Most of the dramas were based on current political events. 
D) The plays had many characters and elaborate scenery.

Question 15

The frieze that decorated the Parthenon

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A) depicted a procession of Greek deities. 
B) was carved in high relief. 
C) has been lost;we only have copies. 
D) included humans,bestial creatures,and deities.
Essay Questions 
A) depicted a procession of Greek deities. 
B) was carved in high relief. 
C) has been lost;we only have copies. 
D) included humans,bestial creatures,and deities.
Essay Questions

Question 16

The two founders of Greek historical writing were

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A) Empedocles and Pythagoras. 
B) Sophocles and Euripides. 
C) Herodotus and Thucydides. 
D) Plattus and Matthedides. 
A) Empedocles and Pythagoras. 
B) Sophocles and Euripides. 
C) Herodotus and Thucydides. 
D) Plattus and Matthedides.

Question 17

Why was Athens unable to win the war of attrition against Sparta?

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A) Sparta was able to burn crops for miles around Athens and starve the city. 
B) Sparta possessed vastly superior naval forces. 
C) A plague devastated the city of Athens. 
D) Sparta was able to ally with the Persians and tip the balance of forces in its favor. 
A) Sparta was able to burn crops for miles around Athens and starve the city. 
B) Sparta possessed vastly superior naval forces. 
C) A plague devastated the city of Athens. 
D) Sparta was able to ally with the Persians and tip the balance of forces in its favor.

Question 18

Xenophon reasoned that married women's responsibilities included all of the following EXCEPT

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A) managing the husband's estate. 
B) bearing children. 
C) submitting to the husband's will in all things. 
D) carrying out domestic chores. 
A) managing the husband's estate. 
B) bearing children. 
C) submitting to the husband's will in all things. 
D) carrying out domestic chores.

Question 19

In a famous speech,Pericles boasted that Athens

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A) had the best Olympic team in Greece. 
B) was the model for Greece. 
C) dominated the rest of Greece. 
D) had the best theater in Greece. 
A) had the best Olympic team in Greece. 
B) was the model for Greece. 
C) dominated the rest of Greece. 
D) had the best theater in Greece.

Question 20

Socrates was accused of

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A) aiding Athens's enemies during the Peloponnesian War. 
B) corrupting the youth of Athens. 
C) refusing to swear loyalty to the Athenian government. 
D) not paying his debts. 
A) aiding Athens's enemies during the Peloponnesian War. 
B) corrupting the youth of Athens. 
C) refusing to swear loyalty to the Athenian government. 
D) not paying his debts.

Exam 3: Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

A common goal of the arts in classical Greece was to

Compare and contrast the historical approaches of Herodotus and Thucydides.Which was the superior historian and why?

The Sophists could be described in all of the following ways EXCEPT as

The Parthenon has become one of the most important architectural landmarks in the West for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

Discuss the Parthenon as a model of Hellenic architecture.What are the major features of the Parthenon? How did it use mathematics and refinements to create both the illusion and the reality of proportionality?

The Socratic method of teaching can be described as a

The Greeks believed that music

The comic playwright who satirized Socrates as a hopeless dreamer was

What development followed the death of Alexander with respect to Athens?

Who is known as the "father of medicine"?

In Sophocles' Antigone,Antigone opposes Creon because Creon

A comparison of the Doric and Ionic orders of columns reveals that

Aristophanes' Lysistrata principally criticizes

Greek drama had which of the following features?

The frieze that decorated the Parthenon

The two founders of Greek historical writing were

Why was Athens unable to win the war of attrition against Sparta?

Xenophon reasoned that married women's responsibilities included all of the following EXCEPT

In a famous speech,Pericles boasted that Athens

Socrates was accused of

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