Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Aristotle

Accepted Answer

Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was an ancient G

Question 2

What was the primary motivation for Greek colonists to move to the Middle East in the Hellenistic Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  The opportunity to own land in the Middle East. . 
B)  Their skills were in demand for the economic development of Middle Eastern cities. 
C)  They were promised an opportunity for self-government. 
D)  It was a way to avoid lengthy service in the military. 
E)  It was a way to cultivate their knowledge of other cultures. 
A)  The opportunity to own land in the Middle East. . 
B)  Their skills were in demand for the economic development of Middle Eastern cities. 
C)  They were promised an opportunity for self-government. 
D)  It was a way to avoid lengthy service in the military. 
E)  It was a way to cultivate their knowledge of other cultures.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Olympic Games and Zeus

Accepted Answer

The Olympic Games are a major internatio

Question 4

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 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Knossus

Accepted Answer

Knossos (often misspelled as "Knossus")

Question 6

Identify the following term(s). 
Ionians, Aeolians, and Dorians

Accepted Answer

The Ionians, Aeolians, and Dorians are t

Question 7

Which element is LEAST characteristic of Greek tragedies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They dealt with universal themes that still seem current today. 
B)  Oresteia is the only complete trilogy that still exists. 
C)  They developed before Greek comedy as a dramatic form. . 
D)  Although they were based on suffering and disaster, they often ended on a positive note. . 
E)  One popular theme was the nature of good and evil. 
A)  They dealt with universal themes that still seem current today. 
B)  Oresteia is the only complete trilogy that still exists. 
C)  They developed before Greek comedy as a dramatic form. . 
D)  Although they were based on suffering and disaster, they often ended on a positive note. . 
E)  One popular theme was the nature of good and evil.

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
arete

Accepted Answer

Arete is a term with multiple meanings,

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Thucydides

Accepted Answer

Thucydides was an ancient Greek historia

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
phalanx

Accepted Answer

The term "phalanx" refers to a rectangul

Question 11

The Olympic games were held to honor

Accepted Answer

A)  Delphia. 
B)  Zeus. 
C)  Athena. 
D)  Apollo. 
E)  Aphrodite. 
A)  Delphia. 
B)  Zeus. 
C)  Athena. 
D)  Apollo. 
E)  Aphrodite.

Question 12

In their effort to uncover the will of the gods, the ancient Greeks made use of

Accepted Answer

A)  oracles. 
B)  prophets. 
C)  soothsayers. 
D)  shamans. 
E)  spiritualists. 
A)  oracles. 
B)  prophets. 
C)  soothsayers. 
D)  shamans. 
E)  spiritualists.

Question 13

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.

Exam 4: The Civilization of the Greeks

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Aristotle

What was the primary motivation for Greek colonists to move to the Middle East in the Hellenistic Age?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Olympic Games and Zeus

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Knossus

Identify the following term(s). Ionians, Aeolians, and Dorians

Which element is LEAST characteristic of Greek tragedies?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). arete

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Thucydides

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). phalanx

The Olympic games were held to honor

In their effort to uncover the will of the gods, the ancient Greeks made use of

Mycenaean civilization was characterized by

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