Question 1

Due to the Persian Wars,the center of Greek philosophical speculation shifted from Ionia to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Greek colonies surrounding the Black Sea. 
B)  the Peloponnesus. 
C)  Athens. 
D)  the Greek colonies in Italy. 
E)  the Phoenician colony of Carthage. 
A)  the Greek colonies surrounding the Black Sea. 
B)  the Peloponnesus. 
C)  Athens. 
D)  the Greek colonies in Italy. 
E)  the Phoenician colony of Carthage.

Question 2

In Greek thought,the aim of existence was:

Accepted Answer

A)  to fight wars of conquest. 
B)  to live a life pleasing to the gods. 
C)  to develop to one's fullest potential. 
D)  to become a citizen. 
E)  to have children. 
A)  to fight wars of conquest. 
B)  to live a life pleasing to the gods. 
C)  to develop to one's fullest potential. 
D)  to become a citizen. 
E)  to have children.

Question 3

Cleisthenes is important in the history of Athenian government because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  defeated Sparta in a series of brilliant naval campaigns. 
B)  rejected the practice of ostracism, which allowed Athenians to banish a citizen for ten years. 
C)  championed the cause of the demos and took steps to limit the power of aristocrats. 
D)  defeated Persia at the battle of Marathon. 
E)  championed the cause of the aristocrats and took steps to limit the power of the demos. 
A)  defeated Sparta in a series of brilliant naval campaigns. 
B)  rejected the practice of ostracism, which allowed Athenians to banish a citizen for ten years. 
C)  championed the cause of the demos and took steps to limit the power of aristocrats. 
D)  defeated Persia at the battle of Marathon. 
E)  championed the cause of the aristocrats and took steps to limit the power of the demos.

Question 4

During the Persian invasion of Greece in 480 B.C.E.,Themistocles persuaded his fellow Athenians to:

Accepted Answer

A)  invade and attack Persian settlements deep within Anatolia. 
B)  abandon naval defensive schemes and rely on ground-based forces. 
C)  temporarily suspend democratic government and be ruled by a military dictator. 
D)  rely on the Spartans for their defense. 
E)  Thebes 
A)  invade and attack Persian settlements deep within Anatolia. 
B)  abandon naval defensive schemes and rely on ground-based forces. 
C)  temporarily suspend democratic government and be ruled by a military dictator. 
D)  rely on the Spartans for their defense. 
E)  Thebes

Question 5

Socrates agreed to meet his death calmly because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  had realized the charges against him were true. 
B)  was very sick and ready to die. 
C)  was drugged before his execution. 
D)  believed in the importance of following laws. 
E)  did not want his followers to despair. 
A)  had realized the charges against him were true. 
B)  was very sick and ready to die. 
C)  was drugged before his execution. 
D)  believed in the importance of following laws. 
E)  did not want his followers to despair.

Question 6

The Iliad and the Odyssey:

Accepted Answer

A)  are epic poems with no foundation in historical events. 
B)  provide evidence about pre-Archaic and Archaic Greece. 
C)  were composed in the Classical Period but were based on older, oral sources. 
D)  are the first examples of epic poetry from the ancient world. 
E)  are unquestionably based on the historical events of Mycenaean Greece. 
A)  are epic poems with no foundation in historical events. 
B)  provide evidence about pre-Archaic and Archaic Greece. 
C)  were composed in the Classical Period but were based on older, oral sources. 
D)  are the first examples of epic poetry from the ancient world. 
E)  are unquestionably based on the historical events of Mycenaean Greece.

Question 7

What were the effects of depopulation on early Greece?

Accepted Answer

The depopulation at the beginning of the

Question 8

Members of the Greek aristocracy created networks of economic,political,and social influence through the practice of:

Accepted Answer

A)  war. 
B)  guest friendship. 
C)  colonization. 
D)  multinational trade. 
E)  highly ritualized diplomatic meetings. 
A)  war. 
B)  guest friendship. 
C)  colonization. 
D)  multinational trade. 
E)  highly ritualized diplomatic meetings.

Question 9

Those Greeks who were able to accumulate wealth during the chaotic,isolated period:

Accepted Answer

A)  eventually emerged as the Greek aristocracy. 
B)  carefully avoided acts of piracy and military confrontation. 
C)  founded the first religious temples and rejected the "heroic ideal." 
D)  are known to historians today as "pre-Socratic" philosophers. 
E)  colonized the islands of the Aegean Sea. 
A)  eventually emerged as the Greek aristocracy. 
B)  carefully avoided acts of piracy and military confrontation. 
C)  founded the first religious temples and rejected the "heroic ideal." 
D)  are known to historians today as "pre-Socratic" philosophers. 
E)  colonized the islands of the Aegean Sea.

Question 10

Socrates' most important pupil was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pythagoras. 
B)  Plato. 
C)  Aristotle. 
D)  Isocrates. 
E)  Zeno. 
A)  Pythagoras. 
B)  Plato. 
C)  Aristotle. 
D)  Isocrates. 
E)  Zeno.

Question 11

The growth of Athenian democracy,with its emphasis on equality between citizens,led to:

Accepted Answer

A)  greater equality between men and women. 
B)  greater inequality between men and women. 
C)  greater social freedoms for women, but no new political rights. 
D)  greater equality between all individuals by abolishing slavery. 
E)  distrust of all non-Athenians and isolationism. 
A)  greater equality between men and women. 
B)  greater inequality between men and women. 
C)  greater social freedoms for women, but no new political rights. 
D)  greater equality between all individuals by abolishing slavery. 
E)  distrust of all non-Athenians and isolationism.

Question 12

The typical hoplite formation in war was called a phalanx.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A Greek aristocrat who seized power and ruled outside the traditional constitutional framework was called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  monarch. 
B)  demagogue. 
C)  hoplite. 
D)  tyrant. 
E)  philosopher king. 
A)  monarch. 
B)  demagogue. 
C)  hoplite. 
D)  tyrant. 
E)  philosopher king.

Question 14

The Dionysia and other festivals that honored the gods in Athens were designed to demonstrate:

Accepted Answer

A)  devotion to the goddess Hera. 
B)  respect for Athenians who died in battle. 
C)  respect and pride in the greatness of the polis. 
D)  devotion to the god Ares. 
E)  respect for Athenian ancestors who fought at Troy. 
A)  devotion to the goddess Hera. 
B)  respect for Athenians who died in battle. 
C)  respect and pride in the greatness of the polis. 
D)  devotion to the god Ares. 
E)  respect for Athenian ancestors who fought at Troy.

Question 15

The lyrical poetry of Sappho provides evidence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the political principles of Archaic Greece. 
B)  women's thoughts. 
C)  the extreme decadence of aristocratic Greek culture. 
D)  that love was to be valued above all else in Archaic Greece. 
E)  the growing power of the hoplites. 
A)  the political principles of Archaic Greece. 
B)  women's thoughts. 
C)  the extreme decadence of aristocratic Greek culture. 
D)  that love was to be valued above all else in Archaic Greece. 
E)  the growing power of the hoplites.

Question 16

The Peloponnesian War was a response to Athenian oppression,superiority,and aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Athenian strategos Pericles expanded democracy in Athens by:

Accepted Answer

A)  giving all Athenians, even slaves, the right to vote. 
B)  eliminating ostracism. 
C)  giving every Athenian citizen the right to propose legislation. 
D)  giving the vote to women. 
E)  passing a law that forbade rule by tyrants. 
A)  giving all Athenians, even slaves, the right to vote. 
B)  eliminating ostracism. 
C)  giving every Athenian citizen the right to propose legislation. 
D)  giving the vote to women. 
E)  passing a law that forbade rule by tyrants.

Question 18

Lyric poetry from Archaic Greece:

Accepted Answer

A)  upheld traditional Greek military and political values. 
B)  was extremely formulaic and always memorized and told in the same way. 
C)  promoted political dissidence. 
D)  expressed the feelings of people at odds with the norms of society. 
E)  promoted common social practices throughout Greek society. 
A)  upheld traditional Greek military and political values. 
B)  was extremely formulaic and always memorized and told in the same way. 
C)  promoted political dissidence. 
D)  expressed the feelings of people at odds with the norms of society. 
E)  promoted common social practices throughout Greek society.

Question 19

What was the role of slaves in Spartan society versus Athenian society?

Accepted Answer

The helots (enslaved Messenian neighbors

Question 20

Since every polis needed hoplites:

Accepted Answer

A)  production increased dramatically. 
B)  more athletic contests and public spectacles were required. 
C)  poleis were forced to grant more political power to them. 
D)  farmers suffered losses at their expense. 
E)  taxes needed to increase in order to arm them. 
A)  production increased dramatically. 
B)  more athletic contests and public spectacles were required. 
C)  poleis were forced to grant more political power to them. 
D)  farmers suffered losses at their expense. 
E)  taxes needed to increase in order to arm them.

Exam 3: The Civilization of Greece 1000-400 B.C.E

Due to the Persian Wars,the center of Greek philosophical speculation shifted from Ionia to:

In Greek thought,the aim of existence was:

Cleisthenes is important in the history of Athenian government because he:

During the Persian invasion of Greece in 480 B.C.E.,Themistocles persuaded his fellow Athenians to:

Socrates agreed to meet his death calmly because he:

The Iliad and the Odyssey:

What were the effects of depopulation on early Greece?

Members of the Greek aristocracy created networks of economic,political,and social influence through the practice of:

Those Greeks who were able to accumulate wealth during the chaotic,isolated period:

Socrates' most important pupil was:

The growth of Athenian democracy,with its emphasis on equality between citizens,led to:

The typical hoplite formation in war was called a phalanx.

A Greek aristocrat who seized power and ruled outside the traditional constitutional framework was called a:

The Dionysia and other festivals that honored the gods in Athens were designed to demonstrate:

The lyrical poetry of Sappho provides evidence of:

The Peloponnesian War was a response to Athenian oppression,superiority,and aggression.

The Athenian strategos Pericles expanded democracy in Athens by:

Lyric poetry from Archaic Greece:

What was the role of slaves in Spartan society versus Athenian society?

Since every polis needed hoplites:

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