Question 1

Which of these states developed in the Peloponnesus?

Accepted Answer

A) Thessaly 
B) Macedonia 
C) Thebes 
D) Athens 
E) Sparta 
A) Thessaly 
B) Macedonia 
C) Thebes 
D) Athens 
E) Sparta

Question 2

According to most scholars, what accounts for the collapse of Minoan civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) Pillaging and conquest by the Mycenaeans 
B) Drought and famine 
C) Widespread epidemics 
D) Natural disasters 
E) Ineffective leadership 
A) Pillaging and conquest by the Mycenaeans 
B) Drought and famine 
C) Widespread epidemics 
D) Natural disasters 
E) Ineffective leadership

Question 3

Describe the typical Athenian family. How was it organized? What role did husbands play? What about wives?

Accepted Answer

The typical Athenian family was organize

Question 4

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

Accepted Answer

The Iliad and the Odyssey are two epic p

Question 5

What were the causes, results, and turning points of the Persian Wars?

Accepted Answer

The Persian Wars were a series of confli

Question 6

The classical style of Greek art is most characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) moderation, balance, and harmony. 
B) epic scale. 
C) wild ornamentation. 
D) cold, featureless minimalism. 
E) radical experimentalism. 
A) moderation, balance, and harmony. 
B) epic scale. 
C) wild ornamentation. 
D) cold, featureless minimalism. 
E) radical experimentalism.

Question 7

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders all refer to types of

Accepted Answer

A) soldiers. 
B) architectural columns. 
C) festivals. 
D) nobles. 
E) citizens. 
A) soldiers. 
B) architectural columns. 
C) festivals. 
D) nobles. 
E) citizens.

Question 8

Hesiod's famous poem about the pleasures of ordinary work is titled

Accepted Answer

A) Work to Rest . 
B) Work of the Gods . 
C) Works and Days. 
D) The Republic . 
E) Labor and Rest . 
A) Work to Rest . 
B) Work of the Gods . 
C) Works and Days. 
D) The Republic . 
E) Labor and Rest .

Question 9

The Greek philosopher who proposed the concept of a higher world of eternal and unchanging Ideal Forms was Aristotle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which city-state dominated the Peloponnesian League?

Accepted Answer

A) Thrace 
B) Corinth 
C) Thebes 
D) Athens 
E) Sparta 
A) Thrace 
B) Corinth 
C) Thebes 
D) Athens 
E) Sparta

Question 11

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
polis

Accepted Answer

The term "polis" refers to the city-stat

Question 12

What happened to the Delian League once Persia was defeated?

Accepted Answer

A) It was disbanded. 
B) It became an instrument of Athenian imperialism. 
C) It expanded to include a number of non-Greek states. 
D) It went bankrupt, damaging the economies of many Greek city-states. 
E) It became a purely symbolic organization. 
A) It was disbanded. 
B) It became an instrument of Athenian imperialism. 
C) It expanded to include a number of non-Greek states. 
D) It went bankrupt, damaging the economies of many Greek city-states. 
E) It became a purely symbolic organization.

Question 13

The Greek polis put primary emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A) untrammeled private enterprise. 
B) cooperation between its citizens for the common welfare. 
C) military conquest of neighboring poleis. 
D) the protection of its citizens' individual rights. 
E) cooperating with neighboring poleis for the common good. 
A) untrammeled private enterprise. 
B) cooperation between its citizens for the common welfare. 
C) military conquest of neighboring poleis. 
D) the protection of its citizens' individual rights. 
E) cooperating with neighboring poleis for the common good.

Question 14

Which Greek philosopher said, with regard to the polis , "We must... regard every citizen as belonging to the state"?

Accepted Answer

A) Socrates 
B) Plato 
C) Aristotle 
D) Xenophanes 
E) Pythagoras 
A) Socrates 
B) Plato 
C) Aristotle 
D) Xenophanes 
E) Pythagoras

Question 15

The poetry of Sappho reflected

Accepted Answer

A) the thoughts of an aristocrat who detested the lower ranks of society. 
B) an interest in respect for divine forces and human honesty. 
C) the political biases of a sixth-century political figure. 
D) the Trojan War from the side of the Trojans. 
E) a woman's homosexual and heterosexual feelings in a world dominated by males. 
A) the thoughts of an aristocrat who detested the lower ranks of society. 
B) an interest in respect for divine forces and human honesty. 
C) the political biases of a sixth-century political figure. 
D) the Trojan War from the side of the Trojans. 
E) a woman's homosexual and heterosexual feelings in a world dominated by males.

Question 16

What do historians mean by the phrase "The Age of Pericles?" What were the characteristics of this period that made it distinct?

Accepted Answer

The phrase "The Age of Pericles" refers

Question 17

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Pericles

Accepted Answer

Pericles was a prominent and influential

Question 18

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Socrates

Accepted Answer

Socrates (c. 470/469 – 399 BC) was a cla

Question 19

Spartan helots

Accepted Answer

A) were conscripted to fight in the city's phalanx. 
B) were captives of war. 
C) declared war on the perioikoi every year. 
D) had achieved the right to hold land themselves by the sixth century B.C.E. 
E) comprised the elite class of Spartan society. 
A) were conscripted to fight in the city's phalanx. 
B) were captives of war. 
C) declared war on the perioikoi every year. 
D) had achieved the right to hold land themselves by the sixth century B.C.E. 
E) comprised the elite class of Spartan society.

Question 20

Greek states possessed the same type of governing structures, contributing to a sense of unity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks

Which of these states developed in the Peloponnesus?

According to most scholars, what accounts for the collapse of Minoan civilization?

Describe the typical Athenian family. How was it organized? What role did husbands play? What about wives?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

What were the causes, results, and turning points of the Persian Wars?

The classical style of Greek art is most characterized by

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders all refer to types of

Hesiod's famous poem about the pleasures of ordinary work is titled

The Greek philosopher who proposed the concept of a higher world of eternal and unchanging Ideal Forms was Aristotle.

Which city-state dominated the Peloponnesian League?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. polis

What happened to the Delian League once Persia was defeated?

The Greek polis put primary emphasis on

Which Greek philosopher said, with regard to the polis , "We must... regard every citizen as belonging to the state"?

The poetry of Sappho reflected

What do historians mean by the phrase "The Age of Pericles?" What were the characteristics of this period that made it distinct?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Pericles

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Socrates

Spartan helots

Greek states possessed the same type of governing structures, contributing to a sense of unity.

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