Question 1

Which of the following was an outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greece was taken over by the Roman Empire. 
B)  Alexander the Great became leader of the Greek army. 
C)  Athens was no longer the most powerful city-state. 
D)  Aristotle was assassinated. 
A)  Greece was taken over by the Roman Empire. 
B)  Alexander the Great became leader of the Greek army. 
C)  Athens was no longer the most powerful city-state. 
D)  Aristotle was assassinated.

Question 2

Which play by Sophocles portrays the traumas and anxiety soldiers experience during war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ajax 
B)  The Birds 
C)  Oedipus at Colonus 
D)  Oresteia 
A)  Ajax 
B)  The Birds 
C)  Oedipus at Colonus 
D)  Oresteia

Question 3

What is the term for a "blood for blood" method of justice, as seen in Aeschylus's Oresteia ?

Accepted Answer

A)  vendetta 
B)  hamartia 
C)  irony 
D)  hubris 
A)  vendetta 
B)  hamartia 
C)  irony 
D)  hubris

Question 4

What events do Plato's works the Apology , the Crito , and Phaedo record?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socrates' final days 
B)  the Peloponnesian War 
C)  the Alexandrian Wars 
D)  the teachings of Ptolemy 
A)  Socrates' final days 
B)  the Peloponnesian War 
C)  the Alexandrian Wars 
D)  the teachings of Ptolemy

Question 5

Which Greek dramatist showed the most sympathy for the problems of women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sophocles 
B)  Euripides 
C)  Socrates 
D)  Polynices 
A)  Sophocles 
B)  Euripides 
C)  Socrates 
D)  Polynices

Question 6

How did the actions of Athens create strife within the Delian League?

Accepted Answer

The Athenians used money from the treasu

Question 7

Where were the centers of Greek art and learning in the Hellenistic Period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corinth and Sparta 
B)  Alexandria, Pergamum, and Antioch 
C)  Troy and Attica 
D)  Miletus and Delos 
A)  Corinth and Sparta 
B)  Alexandria, Pergamum, and Antioch 
C)  Troy and Attica 
D)  Miletus and Delos

Question 8

What accounts for the powerful position of Athens during the first half of the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Athenians' superior skill in craftsmanship 
B)  Athens' decisive role in the defeat of the Persians 
C)  Athens' highly developed system of trade routes 
D)  Athenians' rejections of religious worship in favor of more practical concerns 
A)  Athenians' superior skill in craftsmanship 
B)  Athens' decisive role in the defeat of the Persians 
C)  Athens' highly developed system of trade routes 
D)  Athenians' rejections of religious worship in favor of more practical concerns

Question 9

What effect did the Peloponnesian War have on Euripides's drama?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wrote comedies to lighten the post-war mood. 
B)  He wrote mythological plays that offered an escape from reality. 
C)  He wrote propagandistic plays that promoted Greek leaders. 
D)  He wrote realistic plays that dealt with the consequences of war. 
A)  He wrote comedies to lighten the post-war mood. 
B)  He wrote mythological plays that offered an escape from reality. 
C)  He wrote propagandistic plays that promoted Greek leaders. 
D)  He wrote realistic plays that dealt with the consequences of war.

Question 10

The comedic dramatist Aristophanes wrote which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antigone 
B)  The Suppliant Women 
C)  The Eumenides 
D)  The Birds 
A)  Antigone 
B)  The Suppliant Women 
C)  The Eumenides 
D)  The Birds

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT true of Greek music theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Music was thought to influence one's moral character. 
B)  Socrates believed music was a mistake of human evolution. 
C)  Plato and Aristotle wrote about the nature of music and its role in society. 
D)  Each mode (or scale) was associated with an emotion. 
A)  Music was thought to influence one's moral character. 
B)  Socrates believed music was a mistake of human evolution. 
C)  Plato and Aristotle wrote about the nature of music and its role in society. 
D)  Each mode (or scale) was associated with an emotion.

Question 12

What story was told by the Laocoön sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)  a boy steering a chariot into the sun 
B)  a nymph fleeing the god Apollo 
C)  a wicked god attempting to kill and eat his own children 
D)  a priest and his sons being strangled by sea serpents 
A)  a boy steering a chariot into the sun 
B)  a nymph fleeing the god Apollo 
C)  a wicked god attempting to kill and eat his own children 
D)  a priest and his sons being strangled by sea serpents

Question 13

What does Plato illustrate in his Allegory of the Cave?

Accepted Answer

A)  the destruction of the natural world 
B)  the limits of human sense perception 
C)  the importance of traditional religion 
D)  the value of supporting the visual arts 
A)  the destruction of the natural world 
B)  the limits of human sense perception 
C)  the importance of traditional religion 
D)  the value of supporting the visual arts

Question 14

What was the subject of the Canon by Polyclitus?

Accepted Answer

A)  a mathematical formula for human proportions in visual arts 
B)  a design for a previously unknown weapon 
C)  the proportions of celestial bodies 
D)  the makeup of the ideal state 
A)  a mathematical formula for human proportions in visual arts 
B)  a design for a previously unknown weapon 
C)  the proportions of celestial bodies 
D)  the makeup of the ideal state

Question 15

What school did Aristotle found after breaking his ties with his mentor Plato?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Parthenon 
B)  the Acropolis 
C)  the Lyceum 
D)  the Academy 
A)  the Parthenon 
B)  the Acropolis 
C)  the Lyceum 
D)  the Academy

Question 16

What is the term for the lighthearted play that followed a trilogy of tragedies in the festival of Dionysus?

Accepted Answer

A)  eclogue 
B)  satyr play 
C)  farce 
D)  elegy 
A)  eclogue 
B)  satyr play 
C)  farce 
D)  elegy

Question 17

What were the similarities between Plato's and Aristotle's views about music?

Accepted Answer

Both Plato and Aristotle believed in the

Question 18

According to Aristotle, why did Oedipus deserve to suffer for his actions?

Accepted Answer

Oedipus, despite his efforts to avoid hi

Question 19

What name is given to the period of Greek history between the Persian Wars and the death of Alexander the Great?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Hellenistic Period 
B)  the Alexandrian Period 
C)  the Classical Period 
D)  the Athenian Period 
A)  the Hellenistic Period 
B)  the Alexandrian Period 
C)  the Classical Period 
D)  the Athenian Period

Question 20

The military leader who conquered Persia and Egypt during the Late Classical period was named ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pericles 
B)  Philip 
C)  Alexander 
D)  Julius 
A)  Pericles 
B)  Philip 
C)  Alexander 
D)  Julius

Exam 3: Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Which of the following was an outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

Which play by Sophocles portrays the traumas and anxiety soldiers experience during war?

What is the term for a "blood for blood" method of justice, as seen in Aeschylus's Oresteia ?

What events do Plato's works the Apology , the Crito , and Phaedo record?

Which Greek dramatist showed the most sympathy for the problems of women?

How did the actions of Athens create strife within the Delian League?

Where were the centers of Greek art and learning in the Hellenistic Period?

What accounts for the powerful position of Athens during the first half of the Classical period?

What effect did the Peloponnesian War have on Euripides's drama?

The comedic dramatist Aristophanes wrote which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT true of Greek music theory?

What story was told by the Laocoön sculpture?

What does Plato illustrate in his Allegory of the Cave?

What was the subject of the Canon by Polyclitus?

What school did Aristotle found after breaking his ties with his mentor Plato?

What is the term for the lighthearted play that followed a trilogy of tragedies in the festival of Dionysus?

What were the similarities between Plato's and Aristotle's views about music?

According to Aristotle, why did Oedipus deserve to suffer for his actions?

What name is given to the period of Greek history between the Persian Wars and the death of Alexander the Great?

The military leader who conquered Persia and Egypt during the Late Classical period was named ________.

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