Question 1

The influential scientist who proposed that the earth revolves around the sun was

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle. 
B)  Euclid. 
C)  Eratosthenes. 
D)  Aristarchus. 
E)  Ptolemy. 
A)  Aristotle. 
B)  Euclid. 
C)  Eratosthenes. 
D)  Aristarchus. 
E)  Ptolemy.

Question 2

The city of Rhodes was Alexander's center of trade in Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All of the following are characteristics of mystery cults except

Accepted Answer

A)  purification rituals. 
B)  initiation ceremonies. 
C)  confession of sin and absolution. 
D)  sharing the experience of the god or goddess. 
E)  secrecy. 
A)  purification rituals. 
B)  initiation ceremonies. 
C)  confession of sin and absolution. 
D)  sharing the experience of the god or goddess. 
E)  secrecy.

Question 5

Under Ptolemaic Egypt,the Greeks were

Accepted Answer

A)  ostracized. 
B)  top officials in a centralized government. 
C)  given lavish rewards by the pharaoh. 
D)  punished for being unwilling to learn Egyptian culture. 
E)  in charge of a new system of education. 
A)  ostracized. 
B)  top officials in a centralized government. 
C)  given lavish rewards by the pharaoh. 
D)  punished for being unwilling to learn Egyptian culture. 
E)  in charge of a new system of education.

Question 6

The main focus of the intellectual and philosophical search for identity was figuring out

Accepted Answer

A)  who was in charge of one's destiny. 
B)  what was the proper place of an individual in the world. 
C)  what was the meaning of life. 
D)  how one could reconcile philosophy and religion. 
E)  what would come in the afterlife. 
A)  who was in charge of one's destiny. 
B)  what was the proper place of an individual in the world. 
C)  what was the meaning of life. 
D)  how one could reconcile philosophy and religion. 
E)  what would come in the afterlife.

Question 7

The battle at which Alexander defeated Darius III and was injured was

Accepted Answer

A)  Gordum. 
B)  Issus. 
C)  Jaffa. 
D)  Persepolis. 
E)  Gaugamela. 
A)  Gordum. 
B)  Issus. 
C)  Jaffa. 
D)  Persepolis. 
E)  Gaugamela.

Question 8

The Greek translation of the Old Testament created by seventy Jewish translators in Alexandria was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Torah. 
B)  Tanakh. 
C)  Septuagint. 
D)  Scripture. 
E)  Psalms. 
A)  Torah. 
B)  Tanakh. 
C)  Septuagint. 
D)  Scripture. 
E)  Psalms.

Question 9

Who was the historian who wrote most about Alexander's conquests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Livy. 
B)  Herodotus 
C)  Plutarch 
D)  Pindar 
E)  Nearchus 
A)  Livy. 
B)  Herodotus 
C)  Plutarch 
D)  Pindar 
E)  Nearchus

Question 10

Which area did Darius III offer to Alexander as an act of settlement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  The Jordan River Valley 
C)  Persopolis 
D)  his empire west of the Euphrates 
E)  Armenia 
A)  Egypt 
B)  The Jordan River Valley 
C)  Persopolis 
D)  his empire west of the Euphrates 
E)  Armenia

Question 11

Explain the significance of the Maccabean revolt.

Accepted Answer

What is most significant about the revol

Question 12

The primary form of Macedonian government was

Accepted Answer

A)  monarchy. 
B)  oligarchy. 
C)  democracy. 
D)  theocracy. 
E)  tyranny. 
A)  monarchy. 
B)  oligarchy. 
C)  democracy. 
D)  theocracy. 
E)  tyranny.

Question 13

One of the most significant characteristics of the Hellenistic world was

Accepted Answer

A)  free trade along the Silk Road. 
B)  an awareness and combination of Greek with other cultures. 
C)  the submission of all territories to Greek hegemony. 
D)  the loss of political cohesion provided by Alexander. 
E)  the fragmentation of identity from its core Greek values. 
A)  free trade along the Silk Road. 
B)  an awareness and combination of Greek with other cultures. 
C)  the submission of all territories to Greek hegemony. 
D)  the loss of political cohesion provided by Alexander. 
E)  the fragmentation of identity from its core Greek values.

Question 14

The main goal of the Maccabean Revolt in 167 B.C.E.was

Accepted Answer

A)  political independence. 
B)  imparting adherence to Hellenistic culture. 
C)  overthrowing the Sadducees. 
D)  approving the Septuagint. 
E)  creating an environment of religious toleration. 
A)  political independence. 
B)  imparting adherence to Hellenistic culture. 
C)  overthrowing the Sadducees. 
D)  approving the Septuagint. 
E)  creating an environment of religious toleration.

Exam 4: From Polis To Cosmopolis: The Hellenistic World,387-30 B.C.E.

The influential scientist who proposed that the earth revolves around the sun was

The city of Rhodes was Alexander's center of trade in Egypt.

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

All of the following are characteristics of mystery cults except

Under Ptolemaic Egypt,the Greeks were

The main focus of the intellectual and philosophical search for identity was figuring out

The battle at which Alexander defeated Darius III and was injured was

The Greek translation of the Old Testament created by seventy Jewish translators in Alexandria was the

Who was the historian who wrote most about Alexander's conquests?

Which area did Darius III offer to Alexander as an act of settlement?

Explain the significance of the Maccabean revolt.

The primary form of Macedonian government was

One of the most significant characteristics of the Hellenistic world was

The main goal of the Maccabean Revolt in 167 B.C.E.was

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