Question 1

Which of the following is the Greek term for "the good or flourishing life"?

Accepted Answer

A)  arête 
B)  pistis 
C)  energeia 
D)  eudaimonia 
A)  arête 
B)  pistis 
C)  energeia 
D)  eudaimonia D

Question 2

Which of the following is the Greek term for an open meeting place?

Accepted Answer

A)  polis 
B)  acropolis 
C)  metropolis 
D)  agora 
A)  polis 
B)  acropolis 
C)  metropolis 
D)  agora D

Question 3

Which of the following is the name for a Greek vase with two handles?

Accepted Answer

A)  amphora 
B)  areté 
C)  labrys 
D)  pyx 
A)  amphora 
B)  areté 
C)  labrys 
D)  pyx A

Question 4

Among the pre-Socratics in the fifth century BCE,who conceived of an atomic theory in which everything is made up of small,indivisible particles and empty space?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plato 
B)  Protagoras 
C)  Heraclitus 
D)  Leucippus 
A)  Plato 
B)  Protagoras 
C)  Heraclitus 
D)  Leucippus

Question 5

Who is considered the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homer 
B)  Socrates 
C)  Plato 
D)  Aristotle 
A)  Homer 
B)  Socrates 
C)  Plato 
D)  Aristotle

Question 6

Explain the significance of Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos.

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Question 7

Discuss Pericles' meaning in saying that Athens was "the school of the Hellas."

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Question 8

In the ancient Greek theater,what term identifies the elevated platform on which the actors performed?

Accepted Answer

A)  skene 
B)  parados 
C)  orchestra 
D)  proscenium 
A)  skene 
B)  parados 
C)  orchestra 
D)  proscenium

Question 9

Why are the Homeric epics significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bardic tradition changed the narratives with each retelling, morphing them into epic tales. 
B)  The narratives include political events, revealing the early connection of Cycladic trade to the Egyptians. 
C)  The narratives are grounded in the history of the Greeks, thus describing and preserving the culture. 
D)  The narratives reveal economic status and domestic details of life in the age of Pericles. 
A)  The bardic tradition changed the narratives with each retelling, morphing them into epic tales. 
B)  The narratives include political events, revealing the early connection of Cycladic trade to the Egyptians. 
C)  The narratives are grounded in the history of the Greeks, thus describing and preserving the culture. 
D)  The narratives reveal economic status and domestic details of life in the age of Pericles.

Question 10

Who is responsible for one of the most famous of all Greek dictums,"Man is the measure of all things"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democritus 
B)  Protagoras 
C)  Heraclitus 
D)  Leucippus 
A)  Democritus 
B)  Protagoras 
C)  Heraclitus 
D)  Leucippus

Question 11

Which of the following is the Greek term for "top of the city"?

Accepted Answer

A)  polis 
B)  metropolis 
C)  acropolis 
D)  colonnade 
A)  polis 
B)  metropolis 
C)  acropolis 
D)  colonnade

Question 12

Explain the importance of areté among the ancient Greeks.

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Question 13

What is suggested by the decorative frescoes found at Akrotiri (on the island of Thera in the Cyclades)and in Minoan palaces?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two cities shared a mutual cultural influence by the start of the second millennium. 
B)  Cultural similarities are connected to the practice of the same religious traditions. 
C)  These frescoes reflect the limitation of artists' materials at the time. 
D)  The creative styles were limited by political mandates. 
A)  The two cities shared a mutual cultural influence by the start of the second millennium. 
B)  Cultural similarities are connected to the practice of the same religious traditions. 
C)  These frescoes reflect the limitation of artists' materials at the time. 
D)  The creative styles were limited by political mandates.

Question 14

What is significant about Herodotus' Histories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herodotus was the first Greek historian and his work tells of Xerxes' invasion of Greece. 
B)  He was the primary strategist for Darius, recounting stories of military battles as strategic lessons. 
C)  He was an Athenian statesman and general who saved Athens by predicting an attack. 
D)  He was the founder of the political system of demes that eventually became a democracy. 
A)  Herodotus was the first Greek historian and his work tells of Xerxes' invasion of Greece. 
B)  He was the primary strategist for Darius, recounting stories of military battles as strategic lessons. 
C)  He was an Athenian statesman and general who saved Athens by predicting an attack. 
D)  He was the founder of the political system of demes that eventually became a democracy.

Question 15

Which of the following literary pieces was first to detail the Greek pantheon?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Iliad 
B)  the Odyssey 
C)  Works and Days 
D)  Theogony 
A)  the Iliad 
B)  the Odyssey 
C)  Works and Days 
D)  Theogony

Question 16

Which of the following is the legendary Minoan queen who gave birth to the Minotaur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pasiphae 
B)  Ariadne 
C)  Aegeus 
D)  Daedalus 
A)  Pasiphae 
B)  Ariadne 
C)  Aegeus 
D)  Daedalus

Question 17

On the Athenian Acropolis,which of the following was considered the centerpiece?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Propylaia 
B)  the Parthenon 
C)  the Erechtheion 
D)  the Temple of Athena Nike 
A)  the Propylaia 
B)  the Parthenon 
C)  the Erechtheion 
D)  the Temple of Athena Nike

Question 18

Odysseus's faithful and virtuous wife Penelope represents what essential quality?

Accepted Answer

A)  areté 
B)  hubris 
C)  aegis 
D)  siren 
A)  areté 
B)  hubris 
C)  aegis 
D)  siren

Question 19

Which of the following words is derived from the Greek word meaning "rule of the people"?

Accepted Answer

A)  areté 
B)  eudaimonia 
C)  anarchy 
D)  democracy 
A)  areté 
B)  eudaimonia 
C)  anarchy 
D)  democracy

Question 20

Discuss several ways in which the ancient Greek gods might be considered "more human than humans."

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Essay responses should include these poi

Which of the following is the Greek term for "the good or flourishing life"?

Which of the following is the Greek term for an open meeting place?

Which of the following is the name for a Greek vase with two handles?

Among the pre-Socratics in the fifth century BCE,who conceived of an atomic theory in which everything is made up of small,indivisible particles and empty space?

Who is considered the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Explain the significance of Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos.

Discuss Pericles' meaning in saying that Athens was "the school of the Hellas."

In the ancient Greek theater,what term identifies the elevated platform on which the actors performed?

Why are the Homeric epics significant?

Who is responsible for one of the most famous of all Greek dictums,"Man is the measure of all things"?

Which of the following is the Greek term for "top of the city"?

Explain the importance of areté among the ancient Greeks.

What is suggested by the decorative frescoes found at Akrotiri (on the island of Thera in the Cyclades)and in Minoan palaces?

What is significant about Herodotus' Histories?

Which of the following literary pieces was first to detail the Greek pantheon?

Which of the following is the legendary Minoan queen who gave birth to the Minotaur?

On the Athenian Acropolis,which of the following was considered the centerpiece?

Odysseus's faithful and virtuous wife Penelope represents what essential quality?

Which of the following words is derived from the Greek word meaning "rule of the people"?

Discuss several ways in which the ancient Greek gods might be considered "more human than humans."

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The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

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Renaissance and Reformation in the North

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The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

Enlightenment and Rococo

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Exam 2: The Greek World

Which of the following is the Greek term for "the good or flourishing life"?

Which of the following is the Greek term for an open meeting place?

Which of the following is the name for a Greek vase with two handles?

Among the pre-Socratics in the fifth century BCE,who conceived of an atomic theory in which everything is made up of small,indivisible particles and empty space?

Who is considered the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Explain the significance of Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos.

Discuss Pericles' meaning in saying that Athens was "the school of the Hellas."

In the ancient Greek theater,what term identifies the elevated platform on which the actors performed?

Why are the Homeric epics significant?

Who is responsible for one of the most famous of all Greek dictums,"Man is the measure of all things"?

Which of the following is the Greek term for "top of the city"?

Explain the importance of areté among the ancient Greeks.

What is suggested by the decorative frescoes found at Akrotiri (on the island of Thera in the Cyclades)and in Minoan palaces?

What is significant about Herodotus' Histories?

Which of the following literary pieces was first to detail the Greek pantheon?

Which of the following is the legendary Minoan queen who gave birth to the Minotaur?

On the Athenian Acropolis,which of the following was considered the centerpiece?

Odysseus's faithful and virtuous wife Penelope represents what essential quality?

Which of the following words is derived from the Greek word meaning "rule of the people"?

Discuss several ways in which the ancient Greek gods might be considered "more human than humans."

The Prehistoric Past and the Earliest Civilizations

Empire

The Flowering of Religion

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade

The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

The Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in the North

Encounter and Confrontation

The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

Enlightenment and Rococo

The Age of Revolution

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

Decades of Change

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