Question 1

The need for kings in Greek government declined because

Accepted Answer

A)  People demanded a constitution and voting rights. 
B)  Merchants gained power in international trade. 
C)  They were overthrown by aristocrats. 
D)  There was no political state to rule over. 
E)  The need for war leaders declined in peaceful times. 
A)  People demanded a constitution and voting rights. 
B)  Merchants gained power in international trade. 
C)  They were overthrown by aristocrats. 
D)  There was no political state to rule over. 
E)  The need for war leaders declined in peaceful times.

Question 2

What was the most significant outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The triumph of Athenian democracy as a ruling form of government. 
B)  The victory of the Spartans over the imperialism of Athens. 
C)  Territorial gain by Persia allowing extension of the Persian Empire into Europe. 
D)  A substantial weakening of both Sparta and Athens from their failure to achieve any kind of unity. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  The triumph of Athenian democracy as a ruling form of government. 
B)  The victory of the Spartans over the imperialism of Athens. 
C)  Territorial gain by Persia allowing extension of the Persian Empire into Europe. 
D)  A substantial weakening of both Sparta and Athens from their failure to achieve any kind of unity. 
E)  None of these.

Question 3

What was the Socratic method?

Accepted Answer

A)  A method of scientific discovery by analysis 
B)  A rhetorical form that used questions and answers to come to a conclusion 
C)  Terms dictated by Socrates of his philosophy, which were universally accepted as true 
D)  The argument that there was an ideal metaphysical form that was beyond the understanding of most people 
E)  A rigorous solution of geometric proofs 
A)  A method of scientific discovery by analysis 
B)  A rhetorical form that used questions and answers to come to a conclusion 
C)  Terms dictated by Socrates of his philosophy, which were universally accepted as true 
D)  The argument that there was an ideal metaphysical form that was beyond the understanding of most people 
E)  A rigorous solution of geometric proofs

Question 4

The most serious challenge to aristocratic government was

Accepted Answer

A)  disgruntled citizens protesting their exclusion from government. 
B)  the inability of that government to respond to the economic crises of overpopulation. 
C)  the rise of hoplite armies. 
D)  the lack of a comprehensive written law code. 
E)  war with Persia. 
A)  disgruntled citizens protesting their exclusion from government. 
B)  the inability of that government to respond to the economic crises of overpopulation. 
C)  the rise of hoplite armies. 
D)  the lack of a comprehensive written law code. 
E)  war with Persia.

Question 5

The victory of the Greeks at Salamis was largely due to

Accepted Answer

A)  a coalition of forces by thirty different poleis under Spartan direction. 
B)  the superior Athenian army. 
C)  the so-called wooden walls of the navy. 
D)  Spartan use of helots to fill their ranks. 
E)  Persian desertion of the Emperor Xerxes. 
A)  a coalition of forces by thirty different poleis under Spartan direction. 
B)  the superior Athenian army. 
C)  the so-called wooden walls of the navy. 
D)  Spartan use of helots to fill their ranks. 
E)  Persian desertion of the Emperor Xerxes.

Question 6

The primary requirement for being a Hellene was

Accepted Answer

A)  being a polis citizen. 
B)  speaking Greek. 
C)  being a warrior. 
D)  voting in the assembly. 
E)  worshipping the Olympian gods. 
A)  being a polis citizen. 
B)  speaking Greek. 
C)  being a warrior. 
D)  voting in the assembly. 
E)  worshipping the Olympian gods.

Question 7

In Greek unconditional warfare,the losing men were

Accepted Answer

A)  sold as slaves. 
B)  retained as prisoners of war for ransom. 
C)  forced to join their captors' armies. 
D)  killed without mercy. 
E)  shamed and humiliated. 
A)  sold as slaves. 
B)  retained as prisoners of war for ransom. 
C)  forced to join their captors' armies. 
D)  killed without mercy. 
E)  shamed and humiliated.

Question 8

Why was the spirit of competition considered one of the most highly valued characteristics of the Greeks?

Accepted Answer

The Greeks saw all human activity as a c

Question 9

Greek colonists only occupied coastal sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The focus of the Greek economy during the Dark Ages was

Accepted Answer

A)  the production of pottery. 
B)  metallurgy based in copper. 
C)  subsistence agriculture. 
D)  spice production. 
E)  the slave trade. 
A)  the production of pottery. 
B)  metallurgy based in copper. 
C)  subsistence agriculture. 
D)  spice production. 
E)  the slave trade.

Question 11

Homosocialization among men included typically sexual relations between an older man and a teenage boy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Corinthian style in art referred to

Accepted Answer

A)  red figure pottery. 
B)  floral capital column architecture. 
C)  a rich finish in fine leather products. 
D)  the posture of human form in sculpture. 
E)  painting of the Olympiads. 
A)  red figure pottery. 
B)  floral capital column architecture. 
C)  a rich finish in fine leather products. 
D)  the posture of human form in sculpture. 
E)  painting of the Olympiads.

Question 13

The first conflict between the Greeks and Persians was

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ionian revolt led by Miletus. 
B)  the sinking of a Persian merchant vessel in the Dardanelles 
C)  Spartans threw Persian ambassadors demanding submission in a well. 
D)  a naval armada on the beaches of Attica. 
E)  a stealth attack by Darius against Corinth. 
A)  the Ionian revolt led by Miletus. 
B)  the sinking of a Persian merchant vessel in the Dardanelles 
C)  Spartans threw Persian ambassadors demanding submission in a well. 
D)  a naval armada on the beaches of Attica. 
E)  a stealth attack by Darius against Corinth.

Exam 3: The Rise of Greek Civilization,1100-387 B.C.E.

The need for kings in Greek government declined because

What was the most significant outcome of the Peloponnesian War?

What was the Socratic method?

The most serious challenge to aristocratic government was

The victory of the Greeks at Salamis was largely due to

The primary requirement for being a Hellene was

In Greek unconditional warfare,the losing men were

Why was the spirit of competition considered one of the most highly valued characteristics of the Greeks?

Greek colonists only occupied coastal sites.

The focus of the Greek economy during the Dark Ages was

Homosocialization among men included typically sexual relations between an older man and a teenage boy.

Corinthian style in art referred to

The first conflict between the Greeks and Persians was

The Origins of Western Civilization in the Ancient Near East,3000-1200 B.C.E.

Iron Age Civilizations,1200-500 B.C.E.

From Polis To Cosmopolis: The Hellenistic World,387-30 B.C.E.

The Rise of Rome,753-27 B.C.E.

The Roman Empire,27 B.C.E.-284 C.E.

Late Antiquity,284-527

The Eastern Mediterranean,500-1000

The Kingdoms of Western Europe,500-1000

The High Middle Ages,1000-1300

Reversals and Disasters,1300-1450

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe,1350-1550

Europe’s Age of Expansion, 1450–1550

Reform in the Western Church,1490-1570

A Century of Crisis,1550-1650

State-Building and the European State System,1648-1789

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment,1550-1790

Trade and Empire,1700-1800

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe,1775-1815

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe,1814-1847

Industrialization and Society,1800-1850

The Triumph of the Nation-State,1848-1900

The Culture of Industrial Europe,1850-1914

The Age of Imperialism,1870-1914

War and Revolution,1900-1918

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments,1918-1929

Democracy Under Siege,1929-1945

Europe Divided,1945-1968

Lifting the Iron Curtain,1969-1991

Europe in a Globalizing World,1991 to the Present

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