Question 1

In what way did the western Greek architects differ from eastern Greek architects?

Accepted Answer

A) They embraced Ionic architecture more completely. 
B) They hewed more closely to Doric architecture. 
C) They were more experimental. 
D) They adopted rectilinear temple form. 
A) They embraced Ionic architecture more completely. 
B) They hewed more closely to Doric architecture. 
C) They were more experimental. 
D) They adopted rectilinear temple form.

Question 2

The architect Mnesicles designed which building on the Athenian Acropolis?

Accepted Answer

A) the Parthenon 
B) the Erechtheum 
C) the Propylaea 
D) the temple of Athena Nike 
A) the Parthenon 
B) the Erechtheum 
C) the Propylaea 
D) the temple of Athena Nike

Question 3

Socrates criticized the Sophists for their

Accepted Answer

A) inability to present a reasoned argument. 
B) belief in the Olympian deities. 
C) rejection of an enduring moral order in the universe. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) inability to present a reasoned argument. 
B) belief in the Olympian deities. 
C) rejection of an enduring moral order in the universe. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 4

What did Socrates mean by "Virtue is Knowledge"?

Accepted Answer

A) Everyone who does good will be rewarded in heaven. 
B) If one knows what is good,one will not commit evil acts. 
C) Everyone will reach understanding if they have faith. 
D) Being virtuous is all one needs to exist. 
A) Everyone who does good will be rewarded in heaven. 
B) If one knows what is good,one will not commit evil acts. 
C) Everyone will reach understanding if they have faith. 
D) Being virtuous is all one needs to exist.

Question 5

Discuss the artistic breakthroughs that allowed the Archaic style to develop into the Severe style of Hellenic sculpture.Use an example of each style of sculpture in your essay.

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The transition from the Archaic style to

Question 6

The best surviving history of the Peloponnesian War was written by which eyewitness?

Accepted Answer

A) Pericles 
B) Sophocles 
C) Thucydides 
D) Aristophanes 
A) Pericles 
B) Sophocles 
C) Thucydides 
D) Aristophanes

Question 7

The primary cause of the Peloponnesian War was

Accepted Answer

A) the rise of Sparta. 
B) Athens's growing might and precarious military alliances. 
C) the emergence of Thebes. 
D) the threat from Philip of Macedonia. 
A) the rise of Sparta. 
B) Athens's growing might and precarious military alliances. 
C) the emergence of Thebes. 
D) the threat from Philip of Macedonia.

Question 8

Greek sculptors carved the human form in a graceful pose known as

Accepted Answer

A) the three-point stance. 
B) contrapposto. 
C) sfumato. 
D) the flat-footed pose. 
A) the three-point stance. 
B) contrapposto. 
C) sfumato. 
D) the flat-footed pose.

Question 9

Who were the Pre-Socratics? Note the contributions to philosophy of two of the schools of Pre-Socratic thinkers.

Accepted Answer

The Pre-Socratics were a group of early

Question 10

Discuss the various functions attributed to Greek theatrical productions,including religious ritual,civic spectacle,and psychological release for the audience.

Accepted Answer

Greek theatrical productions served mult

Question 11

The dream of Alexander the Great was to

Accepted Answer

A) create a united world based on Greek and Persian culture. 
B) set up an international league of city-states. 
C) destroy all cultures except the Greek culture. 
D) fuse African and Macedonian civilizations. 
A) create a united world based on Greek and Persian culture. 
B) set up an international league of city-states. 
C) destroy all cultures except the Greek culture. 
D) fuse African and Macedonian civilizations.

Question 12

In the Republic,Plato created

Accepted Answer

A) an ideal society under a government run by soldiers. 
B) an ideal society run by philosopher-kings. 
C) a capitalist economic system. 
D) a utopian land of peace and plenty. 
A) an ideal society under a government run by soldiers. 
B) an ideal society run by philosopher-kings. 
C) a capitalist economic system. 
D) a utopian land of peace and plenty.

Question 13

What were the general characteristics of Hellenic civilization? How did they differ from the Archaic era?

Accepted Answer

Hellenic civilization, also known as Cla

Question 14

What different aspects of human nature did Dionysus and Apollo represent? Which of these aspects did Hellenic civilization best embody?

Accepted Answer

Dionysus and Apollo represented differen

Question 15

Discuss the role of Greek religion in helping to shape the civilization of Hellenic Greece.Use examples from two of the following: the arts,architecture,history,philosophy,literature,and music.

Accepted Answer

Greek religion played a significant role

In what way did the western Greek architects differ from eastern Greek architects?

The architect Mnesicles designed which building on the Athenian Acropolis?

Socrates criticized the Sophists for their

What did Socrates mean by "Virtue is Knowledge"?

Discuss the artistic breakthroughs that allowed the Archaic style to develop into the Severe style of Hellenic sculpture.Use an example of each style of sculpture in your essay.

The best surviving history of the Peloponnesian War was written by which eyewitness?

The primary cause of the Peloponnesian War was

Greek sculptors carved the human form in a graceful pose known as

Who were the Pre-Socratics? Note the contributions to philosophy of two of the schools of Pre-Socratic thinkers.

Discuss the various functions attributed to Greek theatrical productions,including religious ritual,civic spectacle,and psychological release for the audience.

The dream of Alexander the Great was to

In the Republic,Plato created

What were the general characteristics of Hellenic civilization? How did they differ from the Archaic era?

What different aspects of human nature did Dionysus and Apollo represent? Which of these aspects did Hellenic civilization best embody?

Discuss the role of Greek religion in helping to shape the civilization of Hellenic Greece.Use examples from two of the following: the arts,architecture,history,philosophy,literature,and music.

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

The Hellenistic World

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

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Exam 3: Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

In what way did the western Greek architects differ from eastern Greek architects?

The architect Mnesicles designed which building on the Athenian Acropolis?

Socrates criticized the Sophists for their

What did Socrates mean by "Virtue is Knowledge"?

Discuss the artistic breakthroughs that allowed the Archaic style to develop into the Severe style of Hellenic sculpture.Use an example of each style of sculpture in your essay.

The best surviving history of the Peloponnesian War was written by which eyewitness?

The primary cause of the Peloponnesian War was

Greek sculptors carved the human form in a graceful pose known as

Who were the Pre-Socratics? Note the contributions to philosophy of two of the schools of Pre-Socratic thinkers.

Discuss the various functions attributed to Greek theatrical productions,including religious ritual,civic spectacle,and psychological release for the audience.

The dream of Alexander the Great was to

In the Republic,Plato created

What were the general characteristics of Hellenic civilization? How did they differ from the Archaic era?

What different aspects of human nature did Dionysus and Apollo represent? Which of these aspects did Hellenic civilization best embody?

Discuss the role of Greek religion in helping to shape the civilization of Hellenic Greece.Use examples from two of the following: the arts,architecture,history,philosophy,literature,and music.

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

The Hellenistic World

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

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