Question 1

Which of the following is a play that is said to have expressed the innermost thoughts of a Greek woman?

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A) Medea 
B) Oedipus Rex 
C) The Clouds 
D) The Persians 
E) The Libation Bearers 
A) Medea 
B) Oedipus Rex 
C) The Clouds 
D) The Persians 
E) The Libation Bearers

Question 2

The essence of Greek tragedy lies in

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A) the inability of human beings to show courage and determination in the face of their fate. 
B) the passivity of tragic heroes. 
C) the hero's struggle against the forces and obstacles that eventually crush him. 
D) the disorderliness of the universe. 
E) all of the above 
A) the inability of human beings to show courage and determination in the face of their fate. 
B) the passivity of tragic heroes. 
C) the hero's struggle against the forces and obstacles that eventually crush him. 
D) the disorderliness of the universe. 
E) all of the above

Question 3

Antiwar themes may be associated with both

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A) Euripides and Sophocles. 
B) Plato and Herodotus. 
C) Aristophanes and Sappho. 
D) Euripides and Aristophanes. 
E) Homer and Thucydides. 
A) Euripides and Sophocles. 
B) Plato and Herodotus. 
C) Aristophanes and Sappho. 
D) Euripides and Aristophanes. 
E) Homer and Thucydides.

Question 4

The central theme of Pindar's poetry is

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A) the striving for excellence. 
B) the futility of human existence. 
C) the evils of tyranny. 
D) hubris. 
E) the tenderness of love. 
A) the striving for excellence. 
B) the futility of human existence. 
C) the evils of tyranny. 
D) hubris. 
E) the tenderness of love.

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 the world of Forms

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The world of Forms, as defined by the ph

Question 6

A distinctive theme in Sophocles' plays, such as Oedipus Rex and Antigone , is

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A) the need to adhere to traditional religious values. 
B) the tragedy of adhering to laudable virtues, which in excess or in some circumstances inevitably lead to disaster. 
C) humanitarianism. 
D) condemnation of war. 
E) the comedy of everyday life. 
A) the need to adhere to traditional religious values. 
B) the tragedy of adhering to laudable virtues, which in excess or in some circumstances inevitably lead to disaster. 
C) humanitarianism. 
D) condemnation of war. 
E) the comedy of everyday life.

Question 7

The text notes that Plato was strongly influenced by

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A) Anaximander. 
B) Parmenides. 
C) Democritus. 
D) Thales. 
E) Pythagoras. 
A) Anaximander. 
B) Parmenides. 
C) Democritus. 
D) Thales. 
E) Pythagoras.

Question 8

Although Thales is responsible for all the following innovations, the text identifies which as revolutionizing thought?

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A) Thales was the first man known to have predicted a solar eclipse. 
B) Thales omitted the gods from his explanation of nature and found physical explanations to be sufficient. 
C) Thales believed that water was the basic element out of which everything was made. 
D) Thales broke with the commonly held explanation for the occurence of earthquakes. 
E) Thales noted that heavenly objects move in regular patterns. 
A) Thales was the first man known to have predicted a solar eclipse. 
B) Thales omitted the gods from his explanation of nature and found physical explanations to be sufficient. 
C) Thales believed that water was the basic element out of which everything was made. 
D) Thales broke with the commonly held explanation for the occurence of earthquakes. 
E) Thales noted that heavenly objects move in regular patterns.

Question 9

Drama originated in Greece from

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A) festivals honoring the god of wine, Dionysus. 
B) ceremonies depicted in Minoan and Mycenaean art. 
C) competitions among Greek city-states. 
D) the epics of Homer . 
E) the dialogues of Plato. 
A) festivals honoring the god of wine, Dionysus. 
B) ceremonies depicted in Minoan and Mycenaean art. 
C) competitions among Greek city-states. 
D) the epics of Homer . 
E) the dialogues of Plato.

Question 10

Greek art

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A) employed an approach consistent with the new scientific outlook pioneered by the Greeks. 
B) rejected reason and embraced the irrational. 
C) followed a dramatically different developmental trajectory than Greek philosophy and politics. 
D) was not interested in imitating reality but in depicting the divine. 
E) had little impact on the development of subsequent Western art. 
A) employed an approach consistent with the new scientific outlook pioneered by the Greeks. 
B) rejected reason and embraced the irrational. 
C) followed a dramatically different developmental trajectory than Greek philosophy and politics. 
D) was not interested in imitating reality but in depicting the divine. 
E) had little impact on the development of subsequent Western art.

Question 11

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. In what ways did the Greek developments of rationalism and humanism represent a break with Near Eastern civilizations? What relationship exists between these concepts?

Accepted Answer

The Greek developments of rationalism an

Question 12

The doctrines of the Sophists encouraged all of the following EXCEPT

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A) loss of respect for authority. 
B) disobedience to law. 
C) neglect of civic duty. 
D) selfish individualism. 
E) sophrosyne. 
A) loss of respect for authority. 
B) disobedience to law. 
C) neglect of civic duty. 
D) selfish individualism. 
E) sophrosyne.

Question 13

The development of Greek thought presented in the text demonstrates

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A) a trend toward a more rational understanding of nature and society. 
B) the belief that knowledge, not obedience, is essential for a virtuous life. 
C) a passion for the pursuit of excellence. 
D) an appreciation of the worth, significance, and dignity of the individual. 
E) all of the above ​ 
A) a trend toward a more rational understanding of nature and society. 
B) the belief that knowledge, not obedience, is essential for a virtuous life. 
C) a passion for the pursuit of excellence. 
D) an appreciation of the worth, significance, and dignity of the individual. 
E) all of the above ​

Question 14

The earliest theoretical philosophers in human history were the

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A) Hebrews. 
B) Ionians. 
C) Pythagoreans. 
D) Sophists. 
E) Platonists. 
A) Hebrews. 
B) Ionians. 
C) Pythagoreans. 
D) Sophists. 
E) Platonists.

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 drama

Accepted Answer

Drama is a form of literature or perform

Question 16

The poet Hesiod and the dramatist Aeschylus both wrote about the

Accepted Answer

A) genealogy of the gods. 
B) folly of the Persian Emperor Xerxes. 
C) perils of hubris. 
D) daily ordeal of common people trying to survive. 
E) all of the above 
A) genealogy of the gods. 
B) folly of the Persian Emperor Xerxes. 
C) perils of hubris. 
D) daily ordeal of common people trying to survive. 
E) all of the above

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Ionian philosophers

Accepted Answer

The Ionian philosophers were a group of

Exam 4: Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

Which of the following is a play that is said to have expressed the innermost thoughts of a Greek woman?

The essence of Greek tragedy lies in

Antiwar themes may be associated with both

The central theme of Pindar's poetry is

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? the world of Forms

A distinctive theme in Sophocles' plays, such as Oedipus Rex and Antigone , is

The text notes that Plato was strongly influenced by

Although Thales is responsible for all the following innovations, the text identifies which as revolutionizing thought?

Drama originated in Greece from

Greek art

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. In what ways did the Greek developments of rationalism and humanism represent a break with Near Eastern civilizations? What relationship exists between these concepts?

The doctrines of the Sophists encouraged all of the following EXCEPT

The development of Greek thought presented in the text demonstrates

The earliest theoretical philosophers in human history were the

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? drama

The poet Hesiod and the dramatist Aeschylus both wrote about the

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Ionian philosophers

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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