Question 1

Ancient Athenian democracy is essentially identical modern democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Aeschylus was the

Accepted Answer

A)  leader of the Sophists. 
B)  first known writer of tragedy. 
C)  first capital city of Ionia. 
D)  name of the basic Spartan army unit. 
E)  wrote The Republic. 
A)  leader of the Sophists. 
B)  first known writer of tragedy. 
C)  first capital city of Ionia. 
D)  name of the basic Spartan army unit. 
E)  wrote The Republic.

Question 3

The Athenian historian who criticized the Peloponnesian War in his History of the Peloponnesian War was Thucydides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which Hellenistic Kingdom rose to succeed Alexander?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seleucids in Egypt 
B)  Attalid Kingdom of Pergamum in Persia and the East 
C)  Ptolemies in northeastern Asia Minor 
D)  Ptolemies in Egypt 
E)  Etruscans in Italy 
A)  Seleucids in Egypt 
B)  Attalid Kingdom of Pergamum in Persia and the East 
C)  Ptolemies in northeastern Asia Minor 
D)  Ptolemies in Egypt 
E)  Etruscans in Italy

Question 5

The Athenian leader whose funeral oration lauded Athenian democracy was

Accepted Answer

A)  Antigones. 
B)  Lycurgus. 
C)  Knossus. 
D)  Pericles. 
E)  Cleisthenes. 
A)  Antigones. 
B)  Lycurgus. 
C)  Knossus. 
D)  Pericles. 
E)  Cleisthenes.

Question 6

Solon took several steps to resolve the economic crisis in Athens. Which is NOT one of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  He canceled land debts. 
B)  He banned loans using humans as collateral. 
C)  He freed people who had become slaves due to high debt. 
D)  He redistributed land so that more was available to the poor. 
E)  He created a pro-trade foreign policy program. 
A)  He canceled land debts. 
B)  He banned loans using humans as collateral. 
C)  He freed people who had become slaves due to high debt. 
D)  He redistributed land so that more was available to the poor. 
E)  He created a pro-trade foreign policy program.

Question 7

Who of the following was a citizen with political rights within a polis?

Accepted Answer

A)  an adult free male. 
B)  an adult female. 
C)  a juvenile male. 
D)  a slave. 
E)  a resident alien male. 
A)  an adult free male. 
B)  an adult female. 
C)  a juvenile male. 
D)  a slave. 
E)  a resident alien male.

Question 8

Which statement about the Peloponnesian War is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The foundation of Athenian strategy, initially, was the exploitation of its naval power. 
B)  The foundation of Spartan strategy was to draw its enemies into open, face-to-face military battles on land. 
C)  A plague killed one-third of the population of Athens. 
D)  The ultimate result of the war was a unified Greece headed by the city by Thebes. 
E)  Athenians were defeated, and their city walls torn down. 
A)  The foundation of Athenian strategy, initially, was the exploitation of its naval power. 
B)  The foundation of Spartan strategy was to draw its enemies into open, face-to-face military battles on land. 
C)  A plague killed one-third of the population of Athens. 
D)  The ultimate result of the war was a unified Greece headed by the city by Thebes. 
E)  Athenians were defeated, and their city walls torn down.

Question 9

How did Aristotle's scientific philosophy differ from his teacher Plato's?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed there was an ideal form of all material objects that most cannot see. 
B)  He believed in universal principles that did not exist on a separate level of reality. 
C)  He believed that all things were made of atoms, and these were drawn together randomly. 
D)  He believed that humans were incapable of achieving sufficient intellect to understand the world around them. 
E)  The Greek philosopher Aristotle argued that the citizen was responsible exclusively to himself and his desires. 
A)  He believed there was an ideal form of all material objects that most cannot see. 
B)  He believed in universal principles that did not exist on a separate level of reality. 
C)  He believed that all things were made of atoms, and these were drawn together randomly. 
D)  He believed that humans were incapable of achieving sufficient intellect to understand the world around them. 
E)  The Greek philosopher Aristotle argued that the citizen was responsible exclusively to himself and his desires.

Question 10

Mycenaean civilization was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  a democratic system of government. 
B)  an introspective commercial system. 
C)  powerful monarchies and a militaristic program of conquest. 
D)  disinterest in agriculture. 
E)  a preference for trading over political and military activities. 
A)  a democratic system of government. 
B)  an introspective commercial system. 
C)  powerful monarchies and a militaristic program of conquest. 
D)  disinterest in agriculture. 
E)  a preference for trading over political and military activities.

Question 11

The genre of Greek comedy

Accepted Answer

A)  includes Sophocles as one of its most famous authors. 
B)  tended to be more political in nature than of Greek tragedy. 
C)  sought to entertain audiences rather than attack unpopular leaders. 
D)  celebrated Greek accomplishments by mocking other nations. 
E)  provided an escape from daily stressors by focusing on the trivial. 
A)  includes Sophocles as one of its most famous authors. 
B)  tended to be more political in nature than of Greek tragedy. 
C)  sought to entertain audiences rather than attack unpopular leaders. 
D)  celebrated Greek accomplishments by mocking other nations. 
E)  provided an escape from daily stressors by focusing on the trivial.

Question 12

The Persian Wars were initiated by which event?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suppression of the Ionian Revolts by Darius. 
B)  Invasion of Marathon by Darius 
C)  Battle of Themopylae by Xerxes 
D)  Battle of Charonaea by Philip II 
E)  Burning of Athens by Pericles 
A)  Suppression of the Ionian Revolts by Darius. 
B)  Invasion of Marathon by Darius 
C)  Battle of Themopylae by Xerxes 
D)  Battle of Charonaea by Philip II 
E)  Burning of Athens by Pericles

Question 13

The era known as Classical Greece is significant because

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander the Great lived and ruled during this period. 
B)  massive famines killed two-thirds of the Greek population. 
C)  many cultural contributions of Greece is known to have happened during this time. 
D)  it was marked by a confrontation between the Greek states and the Roman Empire. 
E)  Minoan Crete took over the Greek mainland. 
A)  Alexander the Great lived and ruled during this period. 
B)  massive famines killed two-thirds of the Greek population. 
C)  many cultural contributions of Greece is known to have happened during this time. 
D)  it was marked by a confrontation between the Greek states and the Roman Empire. 
E)  Minoan Crete took over the Greek mainland.

Question 14

Which of the following posed a significant limitation on the ability of the Mycenaeans to create a powerful, united Greek empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rugged terrain of the Greek mainland, including several protective mountainous regions in the northern and western regions of Greece. 
B)  The isthmus of Corinth 
C)  The nautical defense afforded to Greek island rivals of the Mycenaeans by the vast distances and dangerous currents offering a natural protection to the peoples of these Greek islands of the Aegean Sea and Sea of Crete. 
D)  The plains of the mainland Greek and Peloponnesian peninsulas. 
E)  The hot-summer climate of the Mediterranean region. 
A)  The rugged terrain of the Greek mainland, including several protective mountainous regions in the northern and western regions of Greece. 
B)  The isthmus of Corinth 
C)  The nautical defense afforded to Greek island rivals of the Mycenaeans by the vast distances and dangerous currents offering a natural protection to the peoples of these Greek islands of the Aegean Sea and Sea of Crete. 
D)  The plains of the mainland Greek and Peloponnesian peninsulas. 
E)  The hot-summer climate of the Mediterranean region.

Question 15

Minoan civilization was strongly influenced by Mycenaean civilization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Pursuing pleasure rationally, and not only in a physical or hedonistic sense, as the only true good, was a precept of

Accepted Answer

A)  Epicureanism. 
B)  Stoicism. 
C)  Hellenism. 
D)  Euphemism. 
E)  Zoroastrianism. 
A)  Epicureanism. 
B)  Stoicism. 
C)  Hellenism. 
D)  Euphemism. 
E)  Zoroastrianism.

Question 17

The ultimate result of the formation of the Delian League was to

Accepted Answer

A)  limit commercial opportunities throughout the region. 
B)  create a cultural alliance of equal and independent city-states in Asia Minor. 
C)  make Athens the dominant city-state in the region. 
D)  foster closer ties with Sparta. 
E)  strengthen trade ties with the Persians. 
A)  limit commercial opportunities throughout the region. 
B)  create a cultural alliance of equal and independent city-states in Asia Minor. 
C)  make Athens the dominant city-state in the region. 
D)  foster closer ties with Sparta. 
E)  strengthen trade ties with the Persians.

Question 18

Who wrote the History of the Persian Wars, which is considered to be the first real history in Western civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herodotus 
B)  Homer 
C)  Thucydides 
D)  Themosticles 
E)  Philip of Thebes 
A)  Herodotus 
B)  Homer 
C)  Thucydides 
D)  Themosticles 
E)  Philip of Thebes

Question 19

In spite of his hopes, Alexander lost the Battle of the Hydaspes River, and thus he was never able to set foot in India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The political structure in Sparta contained

Accepted Answer

A)  two kings. 
B)  a council of ephors. 
C)  a council of elders. 
D)  a general assembly. 
E)  all of these 
A)  two kings. 
B)  a council of ephors. 
C)  a council of elders. 
D)  a general assembly. 
E)  all of these

Exam 4: The Civilization of the Greeks

Ancient Athenian democracy is essentially identical modern democracy.

Aeschylus was the

The Athenian historian who criticized the Peloponnesian War in his History of the Peloponnesian War was Thucydides.

Which Hellenistic Kingdom rose to succeed Alexander?

The Athenian leader whose funeral oration lauded Athenian democracy was

Solon took several steps to resolve the economic crisis in Athens. Which is NOT one of these?

Who of the following was a citizen with political rights within a polis?

Which statement about the Peloponnesian War is FALSE?

How did Aristotle's scientific philosophy differ from his teacher Plato's?

Mycenaean civilization was characterized by

The genre of Greek comedy

The Persian Wars were initiated by which event?

The era known as Classical Greece is significant because

Which of the following posed a significant limitation on the ability of the Mycenaeans to create a powerful, united Greek empire?

Minoan civilization was strongly influenced by Mycenaean civilization.

Pursuing pleasure rationally, and not only in a physical or hedonistic sense, as the only true good, was a precept of

The ultimate result of the formation of the Delian League was to

Who wrote the History of the Persian Wars, which is considered to be the first real history in Western civilization?

In spite of his hopes, Alexander lost the Battle of the Hydaspes River, and thus he was never able to set foot in India.

The political structure in Sparta contained

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