Question 1

The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to

Accepted Answer

A)  Athena 
B)  Zeus 
C)  Poseidon 
D)  Apollo 
A)  Athena 
B)  Zeus 
C)  Poseidon 
D)  Apollo

Question 2

Compare and contrast Hellenic and Hellenistic Greece.

Accepted Answer

Hellenic Greece refers to the period of

Question 3

Alexander the Great's empire included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt. 
B)  Arabia. 
C)  Persia. 
D)  Greece. 
A)  Egypt. 
B)  Arabia. 
C)  Persia. 
D)  Greece.

Question 4

Which man satirized the famous and powerful Greeks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sophocles 
B)  Euripides 
C)  Aristophanes 
D)  Aeschylus 
A)  Sophocles 
B)  Euripides 
C)  Aristophanes 
D)  Aeschylus

Question 5

Which of the following statements about Aristotle is NOT True?

Accepted Answer

A)  He laid the foundation for many of the science courses studied in schools today. 
B)  He was a poet and philosopher. 
C)  He was a leading Athenian dramatist. 
D)  In his later years he tutored Alexander the Great. 
A)  He laid the foundation for many of the science courses studied in schools today. 
B)  He was a poet and philosopher. 
C)  He was a leading Athenian dramatist. 
D)  In his later years he tutored Alexander the Great.

Question 6

Socrates' insistence that his students think for themselves was interpreted by Athenian authorities as

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A)  teaching young people to question their elders. 
B)  a long overdue educational reform. 
C)  an attempt to lead students to overthrow the monarch and establish a democracy. 
D)  philosophically interesting but politically unimportant 
A)  teaching young people to question their elders. 
B)  a long overdue educational reform. 
C)  an attempt to lead students to overthrow the monarch and establish a democracy. 
D)  philosophically interesting but politically unimportant

Question 7

What name means "The Scattered"?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What name means "The Scattered"?...

Question 8

Other than the Greeks, what other people established colonies outside their home area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptians 
B)  Persians 
C)  Hittites 
D)  Phoenicians 
A)  Egyptians 
B)  Persians 
C)  Hittites 
D)  Phoenicians

Question 9

Hellenistic culture was purely Greek, with no eastern elements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which man wrote plays whose theme was the conflict between reason and emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aeschylus 
B)  Euripides 
C)  Sophocles 
D)  Aristophanes 
A)  Aeschylus 
B)  Euripides 
C)  Sophocles 
D)  Aristophanes

Question 11

Which man believed in a heliocentric universe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle 
B)  Aristarchus 
C)  Archimedes 
D)  Ptolemy 
A)  Aristotle 
B)  Aristarchus 
C)  Archimedes 
D)  Ptolemy

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the results of the Peloponnesian War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Athens defeated the Persians and rose to prominence as the most powerful Greek polis. 
B)  Athens defeated Sparta and took control of the Delian and Spartan Leagues. 
C)  The Greeks basically destroyed each other and opened the door for conquest by the Macedonians. 
D)  The era of Athenian dominance was ended, and Sparta became the dominant force in Greece and eventually defeated the Macedonians. 
A)  Athens defeated the Persians and rose to prominence as the most powerful Greek polis. 
B)  Athens defeated Sparta and took control of the Delian and Spartan Leagues. 
C)  The Greeks basically destroyed each other and opened the door for conquest by the Macedonians. 
D)  The era of Athenian dominance was ended, and Sparta became the dominant force in Greece and eventually defeated the Macedonians.

Question 13

What was the goal of the Peloponnesian League?

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A)  minimizing conflict among neighboring states 
B)  creating a trade network 
C)  ending the Persian threat 
D)  destroying Athens 
A)  minimizing conflict among neighboring states 
B)  creating a trade network 
C)  ending the Persian threat 
D)  destroying Athens

Question 14

Which of the following statements accurately describes Athens between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were building an empire and enjoying political and economic dominance. 
B)  They were attempting to appease the Spartans and avoid war. 
C)  They were rebuilding after their defeat at the hands of the Persians. 
D)  They were enacting legislation designed to avoid future wars. 
A)  They were building an empire and enjoying political and economic dominance. 
B)  They were attempting to appease the Spartans and avoid war. 
C)  They were rebuilding after their defeat at the hands of the Persians. 
D)  They were enacting legislation designed to avoid future wars.

Question 15

Why did Sparta come to challenge the Delian League?

Accepted Answer

A)  Athenian dominance of the League threatened Sparta. 
B)  Sparta was jealous of Athenian democracy. 
C)  Most of the members of the Peloponnesian League defected to the Delian League. 
D)  Spartan sea power was threatened by the League. 
A)  Athenian dominance of the League threatened Sparta. 
B)  Sparta was jealous of Athenian democracy. 
C)  Most of the members of the Peloponnesian League defected to the Delian League. 
D)  Spartan sea power was threatened by the League.

Question 16

What was the relationship between Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minoan settlers probably created Mycenae. 
B)  Mycenaean probably borrowed from Minoan. 
C)  The two emerged independently. 
D)  Mycenaean colonists created the Minoan civilization. 
A)  Minoan settlers probably created Mycenae. 
B)  Mycenaean probably borrowed from Minoan. 
C)  The two emerged independently. 
D)  Mycenaean colonists created the Minoan civilization.

Question 17

Which man wrote the first legal code in Greece?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which man wrote the first legal code...

Question 18

Communication was difficult in Ancient Greece because of

Accepted Answer

A)  geographical barriers. 
B)  religious differences. 
C)  language differences. 
D)  political regulations. 
A)  geographical barriers. 
B)  religious differences. 
C)  language differences. 
D)  political regulations.

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT a component of Spartan government?

Accepted Answer

A)  two kings 
B)  a council of twenty-eight members 
C)  a public assembly open to all male citizens 
D)  a military dictator 
A)  two kings 
B)  a council of twenty-eight members 
C)  a public assembly open to all male citizens 
D)  a military dictator

Question 20

Which of these means the rule of one legitimate ruler?

Accepted Answer

A)  oligarchy 
B)  monarchy 
C)  democracy 
D)  tyranny 
A)  oligarchy 
B)  monarchy 
C)  democracy 
D)  tyranny

Exam 7: Classical Greece and Its Expansion Into Asia, 2000-30 Bce

The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to

Compare and contrast Hellenic and Hellenistic Greece.

Alexander the Great's empire included all of the following EXCEPT

Which man satirized the famous and powerful Greeks?

Which of the following statements about Aristotle is NOT True?

Socrates' insistence that his students think for themselves was interpreted by Athenian authorities as

What name means "The Scattered"?

Other than the Greeks, what other people established colonies outside their home area?

Hellenistic culture was purely Greek, with no eastern elements.

Which man wrote plays whose theme was the conflict between reason and emotion?

Which man believed in a heliocentric universe?

Which of the following best describes the results of the Peloponnesian War?

What was the goal of the Peloponnesian League?

Which of the following statements accurately describes Athens between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars?

Why did Sparta come to challenge the Delian League?

What was the relationship between Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations?

Which man wrote the first legal code in Greece?

Communication was difficult in Ancient Greece because of

Which of the following was NOT a component of Spartan government?

Which of these means the rule of one legitimate ruler?

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