Question 1

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 2

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

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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 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.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

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.

Question 10

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

The frieze that decorated the Parthenon

Accepted Answer

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 13

The two founders of Greek historical writing were

Accepted Answer

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 14

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

Accepted Answer

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 15

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?

Accepted Answer

The Hellenic Age, also known as the Clas

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

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

The Oresteia trilogy involved

The Greeks believed that music

The Socratic method of teaching can be described as a

Socrates was accused of

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

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

The high classical sculptural style attempted to

In Sophocles' Antigone, Antigone opposes Creon because Creon

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

The frieze that decorated the Parthenon

The two founders of Greek historical writing were

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

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?

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

The High Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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Exam 3: Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

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

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

The Oresteia trilogy involved

The Greeks believed that music

The Socratic method of teaching can be described as a

Socrates was accused of

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

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

The high classical sculptural style attempted to

In Sophocles' Antigone, Antigone opposes Creon because Creon

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

The frieze that decorated the Parthenon

The two founders of Greek historical writing were

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

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?

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

The High Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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