Question 1

Poet and playwright Euripides was torn apart by Macedonian hunting dogs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

All of the following methods were utilized by Antiochus IV Epiphanes to promote Hellenism except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  he forbid the practice of circumcision 
B)  he forbid studying the Torah 
C)  he did not allow observation of the Jewish Sabbath 
D)  he defiled the Hebrew temple by requiring ritualized prostitution and slaughter of pigs 
E)  he embraced Christianity as a new sect within Judaism 
A)  he forbid the practice of circumcision 
B)  he forbid studying the Torah 
C)  he did not allow observation of the Jewish Sabbath 
D)  he defiled the Hebrew temple by requiring ritualized prostitution and slaughter of pigs 
E)  he embraced Christianity as a new sect within Judaism

Question 3

Which was the most demanding of the mystery cults?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Cult of Cybele 
B)  The Cult of Eleusinia 
C)  The Cult of Isis 
D)  The Cult of Osiris 
E)  The Cult of Demeter 
A)  The Cult of Cybele 
B)  The Cult of Eleusinia 
C)  The Cult of Isis 
D)  The Cult of Osiris 
E)  The Cult of Demeter

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-syncretism

Accepted Answer

The mixing of elemen

Question 5

The primary characteristic of the Ptolemaic administration in Egypt was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a very centralized structure headed by Greeks 
B)  an integrated administration by both Greeks and Egyptians 
C)  a very segregated domination of religion by Egyptians only 
D)  the highest offices filled by nobles from each civilization 
E)  complete subjugation of all Egyptians 
A)  a very centralized structure headed by Greeks 
B)  an integrated administration by both Greeks and Egyptians 
C)  a very segregated domination of religion by Egyptians only 
D)  the highest offices filled by nobles from each civilization 
E)  complete subjugation of all Egyptians

Question 6

The Seleucid kingdom was the least organized and hardest to control of Alexander's conquests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Philip II

Accepted Answer

King of Macedonia wh

Question 8

The Eleusinian mysteries at Athens honored ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mithra 
B)  Isis 
C)  Demeter 
D)  Athena 
E)  Cybele 
A)  Mithra 
B)  Isis 
C)  Demeter 
D)  Athena 
E)  Cybele

Question 9

Greeks generally dismissed the Macedonians as barbarians because they ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  were considered rude 
B)  did not speak proper Greek 
C)  did not contribute to the growth of Golden Age literature 
D)  spent too much time hunting and drinking 
E)  considered all of these to be true of the Macedonians 
A)  were considered rude 
B)  did not speak proper Greek 
C)  did not contribute to the growth of Golden Age literature 
D)  spent too much time hunting and drinking 
E)  considered all of these to be true of the Macedonians

Poet and playwright Euripides was torn apart by Macedonian hunting dogs.

All of the following methods were utilized by Antiochus IV Epiphanes to promote Hellenism except ______________.

Which was the most demanding of the mystery cults?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -syncretism

The primary characteristic of the Ptolemaic administration in Egypt was ______________.

The Seleucid kingdom was the least organized and hardest to control of Alexander's conquests.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Philip II

The Eleusinian mysteries at Athens honored ______________.

Greeks generally dismissed the Macedonians as barbarians because they ______________.

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

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Exam 4: From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

Poet and playwright Euripides was torn apart by Macedonian hunting dogs.

All of the following methods were utilized by Antiochus IV Epiphanes to promote Hellenism except ______________.

Which was the most demanding of the mystery cults?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -syncretism

The primary characteristic of the Ptolemaic administration in Egypt was ______________.

The Seleucid kingdom was the least organized and hardest to control of Alexander's conquests.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Philip II

The Eleusinian mysteries at Athens honored ______________.

Greeks generally dismissed the Macedonians as barbarians because they ______________.

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

Filters