Question 1

Aristotle believed the "best political community" should be composed of

Accepted Answer

A)  both men and women. 
B)  the middle class. 
C)  an oligarchy of the best citizens. 
D)  intellectuals. 
E)  the aristocracy 
A)  both men and women. 
B)  the middle class. 
C)  an oligarchy of the best citizens. 
D)  intellectuals. 
E)  the aristocracy

Question 2

The practice that forced an Athenian citizen to leave Athens for ten years was called​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Hellenism 
B)  ​ostracism 
C)  ​tyranny 
D)  ​Dike 
E)  ​perioikoi 
A)  ​Hellenism 
B)  ​ostracism 
C)  ​tyranny 
D)  ​Dike 
E)  ​perioikoi

Question 3

The death of Alexander led to the creation of the following dynasties except

Accepted Answer

A)  Ptolemies in Egypt​ 
B)  ​Seleucids in Asia 
C)  ​Antigonids in Macedonia 
D)  ​Pergamum in Asia Minor 
E)  ​Clovis in Gaul 
A)  Ptolemies in Egypt​ 
B)  ​Seleucids in Asia 
C)  ​Antigonids in Macedonia 
D)  ​Pergamum in Asia Minor 
E)  ​Clovis in Gaul

Question 4

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Herodotus

Accepted Answer

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian

Question 5

The term sophrosyne refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  uncontrolled arrogance. 
B)  moderation and self-discipline. 
C)  inconsequential philosophical arguing. 
D)  skillful rhetoric. 
E)  the application of reason to lawmaking. 
A)  uncontrolled arrogance. 
B)  moderation and self-discipline. 
C)  inconsequential philosophical arguing. 
D)  skillful rhetoric. 
E)  the application of reason to lawmaking.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Democritus

Accepted Answer

Democritus was an ancient Greek philosop

Question 7

The Mycenaean Greeks​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​predated the Minoan Civilization 
B)  ​settled in Peloponnesus 
C)  defeated the Persians at the Battle of Troy​ 
D)  ​did not possess a written language​ 
E)  ​were a mythic people created by Homer 
A)  ​predated the Minoan Civilization 
B)  ​settled in Peloponnesus 
C)  defeated the Persians at the Battle of Troy​ 
D)  ​did not possess a written language​ 
E)  ​were a mythic people created by Homer

Question 8

How did the concept of Just State fit into Greek political ​thought?

Accepted Answer

The concept of the Just State was a cent

Question 9

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Themistocles

Accepted Answer

Themistocles was an Athenian statesman a

Question 10

Athenian democracy achieved its height in the middle of the fifth century B.C. under the leadership of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pericles 
B)  Sophocles 
C)  Agamemnon 
D)  Euripides 
E)  Thucydides 
A)  Pericles 
B)  Sophocles 
C)  Agamemnon 
D)  Euripides 
E)  Thucydides

Question 11

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s).
  
-How does the development of Greek drama epitomize the movement of Greek culture from myth towards rationality?

Accepted Answer

The development of Greek drama epitomize

Question 12

In contrast to Plato, Aristotle

Accepted Answer

A)  stressed the separation between the lower world of things and the higher world of Forms. 
B)  endorsed the rule of law. 
C)  believed that women should be allowed to participate in politics. 
D)  insisted that universal ideas and forms could only be accessed through study of the particular. 
E)  was predisposed toward mathematics and metaphysics. 
A)  stressed the separation between the lower world of things and the higher world of Forms. 
B)  endorsed the rule of law. 
C)  believed that women should be allowed to participate in politics. 
D)  insisted that universal ideas and forms could only be accessed through study of the particular. 
E)  was predisposed toward mathematics and metaphysics.

Question 13

In the fifth century B.C., the Greeks viewed their ____ as the only avenue to the good life.

Accepted Answer

A)  polis 
B)  acropolis 
C)  agora 
D)  temple 
E)  religion 
A)  polis 
B)  acropolis 
C)  agora 
D)  temple 
E)  religion

Question 14

Mount Olympus was famous as

Accepted Answer

A)  the religious center of the Greeks. 
B)  the area where the gods fought for supremacy. 
C)  a shrine for those who fell in the Peloponnesian War. 
D)  Agamemnon's home. 
E)  the home of the Greek gods. 
A)  the religious center of the Greeks. 
B)  the area where the gods fought for supremacy. 
C)  a shrine for those who fell in the Peloponnesian War. 
D)  Agamemnon's home. 
E)  the home of the Greek gods.

Question 15

​The Sophists believed all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  ​it is futile to speculate about the principles of the universe 
B)  ​that reason could be used to better the city 
C)  ​that Sophrosyne was the basis of an ideal society 
D)  ​laws and ethical beliefs should evolve according to a community's needs​ 
E)  ​speculation about the divine was useless 
A)  ​it is futile to speculate about the principles of the universe 
B)  ​that reason could be used to better the city 
C)  ​that Sophrosyne was the basis of an ideal society 
D)  ​laws and ethical beliefs should evolve according to a community's needs​ 
E)  ​speculation about the divine was useless

Question 16

The Athenian statesman Solon aimed to

Accepted Answer

A)  restore aristocracy. 
B)  concentrate wealth in the hands of a few to facilitate tax collection. 
C)  instill in Athenians of all classes a sense of working for the common good of the city. 
D)  establish order in Athens with a law code mandating very harsh punishments. 
E)  give to peasants land confiscated from exiled aristocrats. 
A)  restore aristocracy. 
B)  concentrate wealth in the hands of a few to facilitate tax collection. 
C)  instill in Athenians of all classes a sense of working for the common good of the city. 
D)  establish order in Athens with a law code mandating very harsh punishments. 
E)  give to peasants land confiscated from exiled aristocrats.

Question 17

Political freedom according to Athenians would result in

Accepted Answer

A)  participating in civic affairs. 
B)  loyalty to the clan. 
C)  harmony of physical and mental attributes. 
D)  the full development and enrichment of the human personality. 
E)  preserving the independence of the fatherland. 
A)  participating in civic affairs. 
B)  loyalty to the clan. 
C)  harmony of physical and mental attributes. 
D)  the full development and enrichment of the human personality. 
E)  preserving the independence of the fatherland.

Question 18

Socrates was sentenced to death for ​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​corrupting the youth​ 
B)  ​betraying Pericles​ 
C)  ​supporting the Sophists​ 
D)  ​converting to Christianity​ 
E)  ​accepting Spartan rule 
A)  ​corrupting the youth​ 
B)  ​betraying Pericles​ 
C)  ​supporting the Sophists​ 
D)  ​converting to Christianity​ 
E)  ​accepting Spartan rule

Question 19

The Pythagoreans sought a mathematical order they believed to be inherent in the universe. They also

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected democracy as too chaotic and corrupt. 
B)  believed that human beings were simply complex machines. 
C)  participated in the cult of Dionysus. 
D)  believed in the immortality and transmigration of souls. 
E)  believed that water is the original substance. 
A)  rejected democracy as too chaotic and corrupt. 
B)  believed that human beings were simply complex machines. 
C)  participated in the cult of Dionysus. 
D)  believed in the immortality and transmigration of souls. 
E)  believed that water is the original substance.

Question 20

Aristophanes was a comic playwright who

Accepted Answer

A)  dramatized the story of Socrates' trial and execution. 
B)  lauded Socrates for his positive influence on Athenian youth. 
C)  lampooned Athenian statesmen and intellectuals. 
D)  accused Socrates of embezzling state funds. 
E)  maintained that individuals should shape their character in the way a sculptor shapes a form. 
A)  dramatized the story of Socrates' trial and execution. 
B)  lauded Socrates for his positive influence on Athenian youth. 
C)  lampooned Athenian statesmen and intellectuals. 
D)  accused Socrates of embezzling state funds. 
E)  maintained that individuals should shape their character in the way a sculptor shapes a form.

Exam 3: The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Aristotle believed the "best political community" should be composed of

The practice that forced an Athenian citizen to leave Athens for ten years was called​

The death of Alexander led to the creation of the following dynasties except

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Herodotus

The term sophrosyne refers to

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Democritus

The Mycenaean Greeks​

How did the concept of Just State fit into Greek political ​thought?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Themistocles

Athenian democracy achieved its height in the middle of the fifth century B.C. under the leadership of which of the following?

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s). -How does the development of Greek drama epitomize the movement of Greek culture from myth towards rationality?

In contrast to Plato, Aristotle

In the fifth century B.C., the Greeks viewed their ____ as the only avenue to the good life.

Mount Olympus was famous as

​The Sophists believed all of the following except

The Athenian statesman Solon aimed to

Political freedom according to Athenians would result in

Socrates was sentenced to death for ​

The Pythagoreans sought a mathematical order they believed to be inherent in the universe. They also

Aristophanes was a comic playwright who

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