Question 1

The Maccabean revolt occurred in protest against ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Antigonus of Macedonia 
B)  the Seleucid king Antiochus IV 
C)  Athanasius of Nicea 
D)  Salome Alexandria 
E)  Albanensus the Cynic 
A)  Antigonus of Macedonia 
B)  the Seleucid king Antiochus IV 
C)  Athanasius of Nicea 
D)  Salome Alexandria 
E)  Albanensus the Cynic

Question 2

Due to a loss of power of Macedonia, the Antigonid ruler was only able to hold power in Greece by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  offering stipends to retired soldiers to live on their lands 
B)  enslaving the former coastal colonies as a buffer zone 
C)  establishing strategic fortresses to control the Greeks 
D)  allowing small pockets of democracy 
E)  applying martial law to the whole area 
A)  offering stipends to retired soldiers to live on their lands 
B)  enslaving the former coastal colonies as a buffer zone 
C)  establishing strategic fortresses to control the Greeks 
D)  allowing small pockets of democracy 
E)  applying martial law to the whole area

Question 3

One of the main objections that the Macedonians and Greeks had to Alexander's conquests was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  his grandiose plans to build an empire 
B)  his insistence that everyone learn to speak Greek 
C)  his desire to see Persian culture blend with Macedonian 
D)  his refusal to settle in one area and raise a family 
E)  None of these. 
A)  his grandiose plans to build an empire 
B)  his insistence that everyone learn to speak Greek 
C)  his desire to see Persian culture blend with Macedonian 
D)  his refusal to settle in one area and raise a family 
E)  None of these.

Question 4

Which of the following was not a result of the Hellenistic economic changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The infusion of Persian silver into the Mediterranean world 
B)  Inflation 
C)  Increased prosperity 
D)  Impurities in metal coins 
E)  An international market economy 
A)  The infusion of Persian silver into the Mediterranean world 
B)  Inflation 
C)  Increased prosperity 
D)  Impurities in metal coins 
E)  An international market economy

Question 5

A tenet of Epicureanism was that ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  everyone should live according to nature and ignore social conventions 
B)  all was comprised of atoms that randomly fell through space 
C)  the universe was highly structured according to an organizing force called Logos 
D)  everyone could achieve satisfaction by following their designated place and duties in life 
E)  each individual should pursue his or her own pleasure because time is fleeting 
A)  everyone should live according to nature and ignore social conventions 
B)  all was comprised of atoms that randomly fell through space 
C)  the universe was highly structured according to an organizing force called Logos 
D)  everyone could achieve satisfaction by following their designated place and duties in life 
E)  each individual should pursue his or her own pleasure because time is fleeting

Question 6

Alexander founded more than seventy colonies throughout the empire, all named after himself except for the one he named after his ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  patron goddess 
B)  father 
C)  son 
D)  horse 
E)  wife 
A)  patron goddess 
B)  father 
C)  son 
D)  horse 
E)  wife

Question 7

To be initiated into most mystery cults, one had to provide a blood sacrifice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The first practical philosopher was ______________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

What happened to Judaism in the Hellenistic era after Alexander's death?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Ptolemaic kingdom allowed freedom of religion. 
B)  The Antigonid kingdom demanded adherence to Stoicism. 
C)  Conservative Jews rejected Hellenized Judaism as too compromised. 
D)  There was widespread conversion to Judaism in the religiously tolerant Hellenistic world. 
E)  Syncretism with other religions led to Christianity. 
A)  The Ptolemaic kingdom allowed freedom of religion. 
B)  The Antigonid kingdom demanded adherence to Stoicism. 
C)  Conservative Jews rejected Hellenized Judaism as too compromised. 
D)  There was widespread conversion to Judaism in the religiously tolerant Hellenistic world. 
E)  Syncretism with other religions led to Christianity.

Question 10

What was the main territory that Philip II wanted to conquer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sparta 
B)  Anatolia 
C)  Rome 
D)  Egypt 
E)  India 
A)  Sparta 
B)  Anatolia 
C)  Rome 
D)  Egypt 
E)  India

Question 11

Alexander met the greatest resistance to his conquests led by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Demosthenes 
B)  Darius III 
C)  Cleopatra VII 
D)  Porus 
E)  his own Macedonian troops 
A)  Demosthenes 
B)  Darius III 
C)  Cleopatra VII 
D)  Porus 
E)  his own Macedonian troops

Question 12

What were the most important advances in Hellenistic technology?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should r

Question 13

Compare and contrast Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Cynicism. What was the appeal of each?

Accepted Answer

Each of these philosophies intended to h

Question 14

Because of exposure to the Hellenistic world, Greeks no longer believed that everything non-Greek was barbarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

King Philip II had support from a Greek orator who thought he could unify them and put aside polis differences. This man was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Demosthenes 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Isocrates 
D)  Hippocrates 
E)  Archimedes 
A)  Demosthenes 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Isocrates 
D)  Hippocrates 
E)  Archimedes

Question 16

Greek science included a steam engine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Hellenistic Age

Accepted Answer

Period from 323 unti

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Museum

Accepted Answer

University establish

Question 19

Aristotle's opinion on change was that ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the gods willed change to happen when they so desired 
B)  the world was defined by the manner in which change happened 
C)  change was the misperception by unenlightened thinkers, and that perfect forms existed in unchanging form 
D)  change was the result of imperfections dying out 
E)  the world changed on a regular basis and we could only study it 
A)  the gods willed change to happen when they so desired 
B)  the world was defined by the manner in which change happened 
C)  change was the misperception by unenlightened thinkers, and that perfect forms existed in unchanging form 
D)  change was the result of imperfections dying out 
E)  the world changed on a regular basis and we could only study it

Question 20

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Aristotle

Accepted Answer

Greek philosopher who establis

Exam 4: From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Maccabean revolt occurred in protest against ______________.

Due to a loss of power of Macedonia, the Antigonid ruler was only able to hold power in Greece by ______________.

One of the main objections that the Macedonians and Greeks had to Alexander's conquests was ______________.

Which of the following was not a result of the Hellenistic economic changes?

A tenet of Epicureanism was that ______________.

Alexander founded more than seventy colonies throughout the empire, all named after himself except for the one he named after his ___________.

To be initiated into most mystery cults, one had to provide a blood sacrifice.

The first practical philosopher was ______________.

What happened to Judaism in the Hellenistic era after Alexander's death?

What was the main territory that Philip II wanted to conquer?

Alexander met the greatest resistance to his conquests led by ______________.

What were the most important advances in Hellenistic technology?

Compare and contrast Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Cynicism. What was the appeal of each?

Because of exposure to the Hellenistic world, Greeks no longer believed that everything non-Greek was barbarian.

King Philip II had support from a Greek orator who thought he could unify them and put aside polis differences. This man was ______________.

Greek science included a steam engine.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Hellenistic Age

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Museum

Aristotle's opinion on change was that ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Aristotle

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